mien
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The protesters’ mien was sober, they presented themselves as adults who were morally serious, they were morally responsible and meant moral business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Cakes selected a clown with a gun, as De Niro’s mien scowled on the screen above.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
Instead, the carefully prepared Cohen was subdued and succinct, admitting his lies and misdeeds in service of Donald Trump with a sorrowful mien.
From Salon • May 15, 2024
His vaguely lined mien suggests premature strain, which feels at odds with a character we’re to take as an expert dissembler, not to say a sociopath.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024
He tried to maintain his usual breezy mien, but it often cracked, producing outbursts of temper over even minor problems.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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