cool, calm, and collected
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As Davante Adams began his first Rams training camp, star receiver Puka Nacua tried to be cool, calm and collected.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025
"Lauren James has a wonderful aura. She is cool, calm, and collected," White said on BBC One.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
Appearing cool, calm and collected, McCarthy cast the funding plan as just a proposal and left time for rank-and-file members to debate, according to Republicans familiar with the meeting.
From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2023
“Continue to stay cool, calm and collected back there. And run the offense and just do the best I can for the team.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
She told me that we can’t afford to be controlled by our feelings—that we needed to be cool, calm, and collected.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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