serious-minded
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It is a harmless game, and some serious-minded people play it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“You know, a serious-minded man like myself, I would never get caught scrolling and watching people fall down or make funny dance things. But I do love it. I have to. I’m surrounded by it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
Growing up, Cindy loved reading and was serious-minded when she needed to be, said David Kim, whose family went to the same Korean church as her family in College Station.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2023
Over the course of his career, the gravitational centre of music writing has shifted from glossy magazines to broadsheet newspapers, resulting in more serious-minded coverage.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023
Jonathan Pierce would have been serious-minded, a bit of a loner, head often in a book.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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