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deadpan

adjective as in expressionless

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As one of his worthy foils, the elegantly deadpan Olivia Tweedy proved engaging and stylish.

“The eTurbos therefore make a significant contribution to the responsiveness, performance and efficiency of the drive system,” Porsche’s press material deadpans.

His calm and deadpan delivery of Teddy’s crazy talk gives it a discomfiting authority.

It’s going to take longer, cost more money and everyone’s going to sue you,’” he says, with a wry, deadpan bite.

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His gold-touch move is giving the hilariously deadpan Reeves one of his best roles in years: a goofy meme brought to disarming life and the movie’s beating heart.

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