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sanguine

[sang-gwin] / ˈsæŋ gwɪn /




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When asked why that didn't work out, Dimoldenberg says she was too busy and "just couldn't make the time," but she is sanguine about it.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Some Stanford graduates are less sanguine about AI's arrival.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Nancy Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer at Laffer Tengler Investments, is similarly sanguine.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Other hedge-fund managers were more sanguine, arguing that the market might have trouble digesting all the new shares in the weeks ahead but that the economy remains strong, a fact underscored by Friday’s employment data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

When the man was Lancelot who was mad on God in any case, you had to be both sanguine and cruel to expect him like that at alL But women are cruel in this way.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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