sober
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Gen Z are often spoken about as the sober, shut-in generation.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet requires a sober look at the unrealized losses looming in the Fed’s portfolio and the potential market impact from unwinding that portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Across the world, policymakers living the real-world impact of a war on their doorsteps took a much more sober view of developments.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
It flew in the face of the mantra of the “quiet professional” that suffused military culture, a kind of sober maturity that was critical to judicious use of deadly force.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Mrs. Taylor adored the Court of Honor and was struck by the oddly sober manner people adopted as they walked among its palaces.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing sober
A Raisin in the Sun
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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