level-headed
Britishadjective
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Lenny Kaye was the kind of cool, level-headed rock ‘n’ roll maven who was both important to and part of our history.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
“He seemed like a level-headed person,” one friend says of Richard “Beebo” Russell, the subject of the documentary “#Skyking.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Hall, by his nature, is a level-headed character, who does not tend to look beyond the next game, and has been kept grounded by a tight-knit family.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
"They always asked for a more moderate Bolsonaro, I've always been like this...balanced and level-headed," Flavio said after being tapped to lead his father's powerful conservative base.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
In order to make my resignation to the first hypothesis more plausible, I had to be level-headed about this one as well.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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