sanguine
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The 23-year-old is sanguine about that day at Headingley, rightly pointing out he was targeted in a game England were never going to win after they were bowled out for 131.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The U.S. stock market has been relatively sanguine about the fallout from these shortages, but economists caution it could take a bit of time until the full ramifications are seen in the economy.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
He was sanguine about the effects of OTC, even though it was temporary, and expensive, and even though the treated trees got reinfected every four months.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Not everyone is as sanguine about prospects for a lasting truce as Lee.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
His hair was very fair, his face naturally sanguine, his skin roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades and the cold of the winter that had just ended.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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