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poise

[poiz] / pɔɪz /




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“She was just so pleasant. She had this smile and this poise about herself. She was confident, but yet she wasn’t arrogant,” a family representative said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Arsenal regained their poise and there was not much in it for the rest of the first half.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Navigating that kind of rupture would take poise, flexibility, and tact.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Another world premiere, “Pinball,” is a debut from director Naveen Chaubal of genuine artistic poise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The next thing I knew, the young lady was standing, with enviable poise, beside my table.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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