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aplomb

[uh-plom, uh-pluhm] / əˈplɒm, əˈplʌm /


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She performs humble Christian motherhood with aplomb, her antisocial personality tucked away as deftly as the farmhouse kitchen’s off-camera dishwasher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s a powerful story, to say the least, and Neville handles it in “Man on the Run” with great aplomb.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

After successfully badgering his dad to take him to a local club to play on full-size tables at the age of eight, the young Hunter made the leap from table top snooker with aplomb.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Garnacho was the catalyst with a driving run and cross into the six-yard box, where Gusto headed home with aplomb.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

As it happens, I’ve already taken the Wal-Mart survey once, in Maine, and I rush through it again with aplomb.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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