stoic
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Witchers are fabled stoics incorrectly believed to lack feelings, but the emotions governing Cavill's Geralt emanate from him.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2023
Maybe the battle against authoritarianism and corruption in Russia will be won not by radicals on the barricades but by stoics with an unflagging sense of humor.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2021
Asked about their errors and missed chances to break open the game, they were stoics.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2015
‘I notice the Texans, the stoics, just shut up and play: Hogan, Trevino, Spieth. Players who are very serious are calling me to learn about the course.’
From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013
Meanwhile, austerity was an appanage of the stoics, in whose faultless code the dominant note was contempt for whatever is base, respect for all that is noble.
From The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal by Saltus, Edgar
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