glumness
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True, but the glumness of said world is central to Hoover’s zeitgeisty appeal — a point she underlines a few beats later, Kenna insisting that the radio only ever plays depressing songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
But glumness isn’t obligatory, and in a world filled with new media that perpetually deluge us with ill-chosen words, the grace of well-executed verbal economy can be very welcome, indeed.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2021
This time mine comes back negative and I take the mantle of glumness from Dinesh's shoulders.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2020
Inside, a lectern and folding chairs waited in the locker room, plush site of serial autumn glumness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2017
The old woman's face wore an expression of glumness wholly new to her, and Mr. Graeme's mouth tightened.
From Mam' Lyddy's Recognition 1908 by Thomas Nelson Page
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