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cool-headed

[kool-hed-id] / ˈkulˈhɛd ɪd /


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We need a cool-headed assessment of our options and the Iranians’ possible responses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Longyearbyen's residents, who hail from around 50 countries, are staying cool-headed amid the speculation.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Crucially, he was also seen as cool-headed – a valuable trait during the first febrile months after the Brexit referendum.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024

“I associated boyhood with cool-headed stoicism, rugged self-reliance, the freedom to live on my own terms,” Bossier writes in “Cactus Country,” their bracing memoir about the experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

Later, however, in the cool-headed calm of your home, you can use the Internet to find out exactly how much the dealer paid the manufacturer for that car.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt


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