gravitas
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The snarky, sometimes petulant exchanges reflect how unsettled the race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom is, as well as California’s outsize economic and political gravitas on the national and international stage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
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
“I’ll give you that Tennant brought a gravitas to the Doctor that grounded the insanity of the ludicrous situations he got himself into, but Matt Smith didn’t play the Doctor, he was the Doctor.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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