austere
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"Her success rested on a careful balance: projecting herself as both an uncompromising street fighter and an austere, maternal figure delivering welfare to those living with economic insecurity," says Proma Raychaudhury of Krea University.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Books, music and cushions are popular recommendations, standing in contrast to the more austere guidance from Israeli authorities, which includes having a radio, batteries, a phone charger and ID papers.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Every now and then, Apple sets aside its palette of austere silvers and grays, using both color and lower price points to appeal to a broader, mostly younger, audience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
“Mise en place,” French for everything in its place, sounds austere, but the practice itself is anything but.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
The hall was as it had always been, grey and silent and austere, with the portraits and the weapons on the wall.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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