firm
adjective
not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid.
Example Sentences
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The new Chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday delivered his firmest statement to date of his determination to tame inflation, and the clearest explanation of how he thinks the Fed should get there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The good news, Parsons said, is the foundation he and majority owners Bob Iger and Willow Bay have built is the firmest in the team’s short, dysfunctional history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Intel looks to be “on its firmest footing in years,” Seaport Research analyst Jay Goldberg said in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
He told BBC Newsnight's special programme: "Why has this one got the firmest of lids on it? I think it is because it goes to the heart of the British state."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Thandiwe chuckled, then stepped forward and gave me the firmest handshake I’d ever gotten.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
