dour
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Dour said the new surface contains silica for better traction, and will contain grooves known as tining, to reduce water buildup.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2022
Dour as ever, Belichick spoke in generalities after the 33-6 defeat to the Niners that dropped New England 2 1/2 games behind the Bills, with a trip to Buffalo next weekend.
From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2020
Dour and ascetic, with a reputation as a soft-spoken consensus-builder, Dr. Witteveen arrived at the IMF during a period in which some economists questioned its very existence.
From Washington Post • May 1, 2019
Dour in tone—though Feig has a funny cameo as an American tourist—it’s an oddly stiff effort that never quite finds the resonant emotional pitch that would come to him much more easily in his comedies.
From Slate • Sep. 13, 2018
But, Dour Dane or not, Ulbrickson also felt the need to say something commensurate with the occasion.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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