poker face
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“From what I heard, he had a poker face during the demo,” said Dorman, now the co-founder and CEO of AI-device startup Era.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Cahillane, a 6-foot-tall marathoner who sports a shock of white hair and a practiced poker face, was a seasoned food executive, fresh off the successful breakup of another food company: Kellogg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
In what appears to be a homage to Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock," she strides into her cell with a commanding presence and a possibly suspicious agenda—despite her impeccable poker face.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
They will then attempt to put on a poker face and head out into the results room to take their seats on the front row, the rest of us still clueless about the result.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
She puts on her poker face; I don’t have any extra faces to put on, just the normal Craig face.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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