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My runner’s high was obliterated by the cold, sober reality of being a woman in this sport: Any sense of strength, confidence and power generated by running is fleeting.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022

That was when I began talking to the computer, alone and cold sober in the middle of the day.

From Salon • May 9, 2022

Whether they’re campy or cold sober, here’s a look at how other projects are rethinking, and have rethought, the real Harding.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2017

Whether they’re campy or cold sober, here’s a look at how other projects are rethinking, and have rethought, the real Ms. Harding.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2017

But her eyes were dead serious, cold sober.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell