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staid

[steyd] / steɪd /


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Apple's devices have over the years played with colour to set themselves apart from more staid competitors.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

"Costs are too high in housing, health care, energy and child care," Spanberger said in a staid, measured speech.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Fashion historian Dr Helen Walter says Westwood's "punk" approach to tartan transformed it from being something associated with staid British cultural norms and gave it a rebellious streak.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The Journal arrived exclusively in print, in staid black and white.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

He wore the perfectly cut frock coat and vest of all Kerch merchants—dark, refined, deliberately staid.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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