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demure

[dih-myoor] / dɪˈmjʊər /


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Years ago, the shy, demure White House chief of staff suggested to President Obama that America “should never let a good crisis go to waste.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Others opt for the registry office and a demure lunch with close friends, and prefer to save their money for a house.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

Tseggai’s Miriam seems demure but delivers a wild monologue about her unhappy marriage and subsequent all-consuming affair that confirms you can’t judge a book by its cover.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

In “The Penguin” Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone marks her transition from the dutiful mobster’s demure daughter to a siren afire with vengeance.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

I wait, patient, demure, watching his eyes rove all over the contents of my letter.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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