aplomb
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“I was wondering how she would approach it, and she’s done it with such aplomb and wisdom.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Semenyo's winner silenced a raucous and rowdy crowd with a real poacher's finish, reacting quickest to latch on to Rayan Ait-Nouri's cross and converting with aplomb.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
It’s a powerful story, to say the least, and Neville handles it in “Man on the Run” with great aplomb.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026
After he joined Sanders as director of research, however, he felt less pressure and regained his aplomb.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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