buttoned-up
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But compared to the buttoned-up, institutionalized dealmaking within the NFL and the NBA, the NIL world still looks like a scramble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Michigan Mike Rogers is a bit of a throwback to the pre-Trump GOP: a buttoned-up, country-club Republican from the George W. Bush era.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Yet she did it with her reserved way of speaking and her buttoned-up manner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Patel’s presence at the bureau has been something of a culture shock for a buttoned-up workforce, used to wearing suits and ties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
She smiles her buttoned-up disdainful smile, and we are reassured.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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