staid
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No less than the staid bow tie baseball chronicler Ken Rosenthal described the Red Sox under Henry as “incoherent, dysfunctional and forever poised to overreact.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
He talked to staid symphony musicians and audiences who didn’t want to be talked to and often played music they didn’t want to play or hear.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
"Costs are too high in housing, health care, energy and child care," Spanberger said in a staid, measured speech.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
That includes versions of staid money-market funds managed by the likes of BlackRock or Franklin Templeton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
I could escape the stage-managed multilateral meetings and sit-downs with leaders and find new ways to bring a little extra warmth to those otherwise staid visits.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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