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“Chuck is failing us all,” said Paul Wisor, grim-faced and wearing a blue puffer jacket, as he stood before the council and a packed room of residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

A grim-faced President Donald J. Trump looks out at the reader, under the headline “LAW AND ORDER.”

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

The crowd near Los Angeles City Hall had by Sunday evening reached an uneasy detente with a line of grim-faced police officers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

Gone is the heroic sense of comradery: the brave, grim-faced men piling onto boats to fight and die together.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

It was found by Svetlana, the grim-faced servant who did more than her share of work around the estate.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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