aplomb
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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
The second half was a scrappy affair until Lynagh's late yellow-card for a deliberate knock-on opened the door for France to finish with aplomb with two tries in the last 10 minutes.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
The film demanded a full range of character work from Fanning, who met the challenge with her typical aplomb.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
This is a tricky and intellectually demanding task, and she does it with aplomb.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The twenty-eight ostriches of the Midway ostrich farm bore the loss with their usual aplomb.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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