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austere

[aw-steer] / ɔˈstɪər /




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It was 2019 and her California-based firm, Austere, had just agreed to supply several big US retailers with its high-end audio and video accessories that are largely manufactured in China.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Austere in form, “Heroes,” steeps us in the heated conversation of its characters as they reveal how they’ve changed since leaving the security of Transfiguration.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Austere yet toylike, the pieces are an exercise in dollhouse minimalism.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

Shirley Knight, left, and Alison Fraser in the play "In Masks Outrageous and Austere" at the Culture Project.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2012

Austere simplicity characterized their churches, liturgy and habits.

From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Wishart, Alfred Wesley




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