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
The Kaufman and James recordings sound more like something out of the buttoned-up Gay Nineties than the libertine Roaring ’20s or the Big Band Era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The disappearance of Guthrie, a crime that remains uncracked after more than three weeks, is the rare story that spans the breadth of tabloid gossip and buttoned-up newspaper reporting.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Yet she did it with her reserved way of speaking and her buttoned-up manner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
They look serious, with suits on or sporting sharp ties against neatly buttoned-up shirts.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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