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Both men were overcome with emotion during the ceremony, in tears, and Rinderknech keeled over and had to be helped into a chair.
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025
Briggs, an entertainment lawyer, said he pushed for Sibley to become executive director of the commission, calling him “even keeled and even tempered.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
Alex Cintrón, the Astros’ hitting coach and a former big-league infielder, commended Peña’s even keeled nature and inquisitive mind.
From New York Times • May 3, 2022
“The emotion has to be balanced, has to be in check. You have to stay even keeled but play your game.”
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022
He was at work one night, doing the sound for a Portland band called Clod, when he just keeled over on the soundboard.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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