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taciturn

[tas-i-turn] / ˈtæs ɪˌtɜrn /


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Woodall turns in a star-making performance as this tortured, taciturn character who doesn’t talk much, though his tattoos say a lot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Yet consistency over 17 seasons — 15 with the Angels and one each with the Dodgers and Atlanta Braves — was the hallmark of the taciturn left fielder.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Or does the taciturn Tommy know more than he’s telling?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Many of the AI country tunes tap into the genre's archetype of the lone cowboy: a rugged, taciturn, plain-spoken man who, above all, refuses to apologize for simply existing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Upset by the news, José Arcadio Buendía stood motionless, trying to rise above his affliction, until the group dispersed, called away by other artifices, and the puddle of the taciturn Armenian evaporated completely.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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