firmness
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A forkful should reveal layers — firmness, silk, softness — not one uniform paste.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026
Even if the call had been intimidating, the judge wrote in his ruling, he was not convinced that such a call “would have chilled a person of ordinary firmness from exercising their First Amendment rights.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
On the other side, the edge lacked firmness, causing you to slide off when sitting or lying down.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
Norway has been calm, with ice-hard firmness, in its defence of Greenland and Denmark and collective security in the Arctic.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
It was the look he wore when he’d channeled his fear about everything into the singular focus of protecting her, when he had made decisions that could soothe his anxiety with their firmness, their surety.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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