sober-minded

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Such institutionwide assessment and response will also demand fundamental curricular reform, guided by sober-minded leaders moving at speeds unknown among academic-bureaucratic committees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The second is Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a sober-minded leader long concerned about growing division, who recognizes that the last thing anyone needs right now is the temperature being dialed up any further.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2025

Dialing down the temperature with a sober-minded, fact-guided effort at giving Anthony due process would work out better for everyone in the community.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

McHenry, a sober-minded and responsible legislator, was McCarthy’s pick, and to McHenry’s credit, he doesn’t want the job, which is why he’s the best suited for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

He stayed locked in his work, for the most part undaunted, riding out the bumps and compromising where he could, clinging to the sober-minded, someone’s-gotta-take-this-on brand of optimism that had always guided him.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama