countenance
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Such a vote would need to be signed off by the UK government, which has repeatedly refused to countenance the idea.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
But despite soundtracking 128 episodes worth of hormonal melodrama, Cole’s song most immediately evokes one image: the devilishly handsome, All-American countenance of the show’s star, James Van Der Beek.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
In Kyiv, Olena Andriyeva, a 64-year-old pensioner, said she would be prepared to countenance the loss of her native city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, occupied by Russia since 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
He’s 43, immaculately dressed and groomed and has the countenance of a high school counselor.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
He disagreed with Reb Saunders, yes, but he would countenance no slander against his name or his position.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
Vocabulary lists containing countenance
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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