phlegmatic
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The head of French oil giant TotalEnergies was similarly phlegmatic when he announced the company's second quarter results Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last week’s local elections came as close as the phlegmatic Brits come to delivering a revolutionary message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The fact that credit markets had been at record-tight levels running into the Iranian war heightens the vulnerability of credit markets, although Bergeron did acknowledge the market reaction thus far has been phlegmatic.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
In a TV interview after the game, Rodgers was more phlegmatic, pointing out that the assessment of Celtic's summer business need not begin until the window closes late on Monday, 1 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
Is he a person of low stature, phlegmatic, and plain.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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