staid
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We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
His posts since then, however - particularly since arriving in Omaha - have been much more staid, as has his outlook, Rosmarin said.
From BBC • May 13, 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
Then turning to Mrs. Weston, with a look of gentle reproach—“Ah! Miss Taylor, if you had not married, you would have staid at home with me.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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