understated
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If there were any doubts about how her often intimate and understated style would suit a main stage festival finale, they melted away within minutes.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The instrumental backing, generally understated on both his solo records and recordings with his earlier band, the Dead Horses, is more prominent here.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
A record-long government shutdown last fall prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics from collecting accurate information on rents, leading to a situation in which price increases were temporarily understated.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
In those movies, as an unsuspecting bride thrust into a life-or-death situation, she appealingly balanced a convincing physical performance with an understated comedic streak, her beleaguered character enduring one absurdity after another.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Premo had a good point, I thought, but with the blossoming cynicism of a few weeks in Sing Sing’s blocks, I could see he’d understated his case.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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