insouciance
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Allen says some of the details have been exaggerated, but her pain is tangible amongst the artful pop beats and faux insouciance.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
In another cast, opposite the less effective Isaac Hernández, Léa Fleytoux played the ballet’s jaunty interloper with insouciance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
Oliver’s pointed insouciance concerning the jokey charity threat is about as predictable as Jean Smart’s repeat win in the best comedy actress race and the massive haul for “The Studio.”
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025
The juvenile insouciance of Blenkin’s trillionaire is one, a grinning imp who waves his bare feet around in the way of someone who means every offense.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
Chamberlin had planned the meeting as a trap to try to shatter Holmes’s imperturbable façade, and was impressed with Holmes’s ability to maintain his insouciance despite the rancor in the room.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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