serious-minded
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It is a harmless game, and some serious-minded people play it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The panel has historically operated in a bipartisan manner, and is largely composed of serious-minded lawmakers rather than strident partisans.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024
And it’s easy to see how a bright, cheeky mainstream crowd-pleaser like “Barbie” might have had built-in biases to overcome that a self-evidently serious-minded drama like “Anatomy of a Fall” clearly didn’t.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Growing up, Cindy loved reading and was serious-minded when she needed to be, said David Kim, whose family went to the same Korean church as her family in College Station.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2023
His music became serious-minded and earnest, but it is debatable whether he changed the world.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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