laconic
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Mr. Kuznetsov is his tautly reserved partner, spending much of the movie listening, observing, posing pointed questions, laconic but alert.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
But perhaps the laconic statement from Marie Sherlock of the center-left Labour Party captured the spirit of this ugly encounter in a more realistic mode.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
They eventually came up with “Laconic Gallery,” for Laconia, Greece, where Martin traces his roots, and because the word laconic perfectly describes Martin’s ethos: marked by the use of few words.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025
Van Loon, added: "So now and then he could come across as laconic, a bit too easy going. Maybe at times some youth managers even thought of him as lazy."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
In the morning the Germans run him through a second, more laconic spell of questioning while a typist clatters away in the corner.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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