gravitas
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The deal shows how the media sector, while fraught with changes in technology and customer habits, continues to attract trophy hunters who want the clout and gravitas of informing the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
If things take a turn for the worse, it is doubtful he has the wisdom and gravitas to handle it.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
You seemed to suggest that gravitas at some level is important.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
"We were told that, as they get older, men in the media are portrayed gaining gravitas and wisdom associated with authority," it stated.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
There had been larger marches in the past decade, but none of them matched in tone, the gravitas of this slow cortege through the streets of Durham.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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