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stoicism

[stoh-uh-siz-uhm] / ˈstoʊ əˌsɪz əm /




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Melliti keeps the shy teenager’s reactions neutral, Fatima’s stoicism a strategy to prevent exposing her inexperience.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

"There's a certain amount of stoicism," he says.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

I’m usually a loyalist to the cornmeal-swirled muffin — I love that little grainy grit, the way it reins in lush summer fruit with a bit of prairie stoicism.

From Salon Dec. 16, 2025

That’s part of the life of a quarterback, the expectations of toughness and stoicism, and the reliance on improvisation, even when a hand is swaddled in a cast or heavy brace.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

Meme bore up under the exhibitions with the same stoicism that she had dedicated to her apprenticeship.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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