self-possessed
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In person, Rowbottom is striking — tall, platinum blond, soft-spoken — though less imposing than carefully self-possessed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
An even more welcome addition to our already bulging shelves is the belated arrival of a largely complete studio discography of Britain’s greatest conductor, and certainly its most self-possessed: the musical grandee Sir Thomas Beecham.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
She’s become someone just as cruel, self-possessed and inconsiderate as Marion.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
Immaculately groomed and entirely self-possessed, Siobhan bestrides the world of public relations like an expertly contoured colossus.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
And then, opening her eyes, once again self-possessed, she said, "Perhaps there's a magic word or something."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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