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panache

[puh-nash, -nahsh] / pəˈnæʃ, -ˈnɑʃ /


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In the ballroom scene of “Swan Lake,” Mr. McKenzie’s production features a flashy and somewhat extraneous role for an alter-ego of the sinister sorcerer Von Rothbart, which Mr. Stearns has danced with poetic panache.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Later, when Bond is whisked to Vietnam, the orchestra swells with suave panache, immersing you in the action before 007 has even uttered a quip.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

The silent-movie panache of Barrie Kosky’s production, which opened Saturday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and runs through June 21, is on its way to becoming a perennial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

The film is well-paced, if occasionally repetitive, and approaches the hackneyed wish-gone-wrong formula with some unique panache.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

It spoke to Lefty of jazz-age frivolity, gin cocktails, cigarette girls; it made him slick his hair back with panache . . . while, out in the yard, Desdemona heard the singing and reacted differently.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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