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calmly

[kahm-lee, kahlm-] / ˈkɑm li, ˈkɑlm- /


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He can look frantic in his technical area during games, but has an impressive ability to decompress immediately and speak to the players calmly by the time he has returned to the dressing room.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The boogeyman at the center of all this calmly poured a cup of joe for a recent visitor to his shop, which sits below his family’s cabin outside Petersburg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The newspaper, quoting mostly anonymous sources, said that Netanyahu replied calmly to the warning.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Financial advisers aren’t too worried, especially after markets reacted calmly to his speech last week at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Tell me what you did here,” May said, just as calmly.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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