keep a straight face
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This is so obviously a market mania that I honestly don’t know how anyone on the Street of Shame can say otherwise and keep a straight face.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
You can’t keep a straight face with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Rep. Greg Casar of Austin, another freshman Democrat who sits beside Crockett in the Oversight Committee, said he often struggles to keep a straight face during Crockett’s speeches.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
The last one to keep a straight face wins.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
At first he tried to keep a straight face, but his mouth began to twitch, and his eyes began to roll.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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