sanguine
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Braden was sanguine about Rantzen's promotion but his wife, TV presenter Barbara Kelly, was publicly contemptuous of the decision and accused Wilcox of being instrumental in her appointment.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He was physically unscathed and remarkably sanguine about the drone that had shattered his routine afternoon nap just hours earlier.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
For all the current economic and geopolitical turmoil, the U.S. bond market is remarkably sanguine about the risks of a U.S. economic recession, even after oil’s big price jump.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The EU, however, appeared sanguine on Thursday about any US retaliation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Durham whites were, as a group, far less sanguine about King and his impending North Carolina tour.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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