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phlegmatic

[fleg-mat-ik] / flɛgˈmæt ɪk /


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The head of French oil giant TotalEnergies was similarly phlegmatic when he announced the company's second quarter results Thursday.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Last week’s local elections came as close as the phlegmatic Brits come to delivering a revolutionary message.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

The fact that credit markets had been at record-tight levels running into the Iranian war heightens the vulnerability of credit markets, although Bergeron did acknowledge the market reaction thus far has been phlegmatic.

From MarketWatch Mar. 31, 2026

When doctors told him what was wrong, he said his reaction was "pretty phlegmatic", but it made him "take stock of things."

From BBC Mar. 17, 2023

Through the years, old Rena remained phlegmatic, paying no apparent attention to the bedlam which had intruded into her twilight years.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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