poker face

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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

Videos and memes of Stephen's somewhat unconvincing poker face have gone viral, with clips of his dramatic facial expressions also being widely shared.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Then, her room-commanding gaze as politician Shirley Chisholm in “Mrs. America,” followed by her nuanced poker face as therapist Dr. Brooke Taylor on the fourth season of “In Treatment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

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

“You sit before us with no expression, keeping a poker face through—” “Objection!” cut in Nels Gudmundsson, but Judge Lew Fielding was already sitting upright and looking sternly at Alvin.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson