sanguine
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In public, most airlines appear sanguine about the fuel supply situation.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
The U.S. stock market has been relatively sanguine about the fallout from these shortages, but economists caution it could take a bit of time until the full ramifications are seen in the economy.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
He was sanguine about the effects of OTC, even though it was temporary, and expensive, and even though the treated trees got reinfected every four months.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy is similarly sanguine about potential job losses to AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Abigail heard him out about the doomed course of the French Revolution but was somewhat more sanguine: “I ruminate upon France as I lie awake many hours before light,” she wrote.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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