Word: aplomb
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...other times, a snazzy musical number would drive home the punch line of a joke, adding a special finesse to the humor of the energetic performance. The upbeat song, “You, Sterility, Hexagons, and Science,” saw the players striving for lyrical absurdity with aplomb. Many attendees were inspired to join in the festivities and offered the players help with their lighthearted chiming, “Hail Science...
...Robbins will brush off their acerbic bons mots with aplomb, even firing back a few choice barbs of his own without missing a beat—and after winning an Oscar and a Golden Globe last year for his supporting turn in Mystic River, mounting a stage to receive a gilded statuette must...
...mundane fodder of food courts? Pandan tuna wraps, Peking duck pizzas and (the horror! The horror!) green-tea frappuccinos are freely available. So are Singapore's traditional syncretic cuisines. Long before fusion godfather Jean-Georges Vongerichten was mixing tamarind with truffles, local hawkers were fusing ingredients with aplomb. Nyonya cuisine (Chinese-Malay), Mamak food (Indian-Malay), and kaya toast (English toast with coconut-egg custard) are all fusion foods, doled out daily to office workers for $2 a pop. That's why class-conscious diners are being drawn to less chewed-over culinary styles...
...latest film, Spanglish: a vivacious, non-English speaking Latina maid falls in love with her rich, white boss while her child is slowly assimilated against her wishes. But Spanglish was crafted by the hands of a master and the potentially nauseous subject matter is handled with grace and aplomb...
...jiggles where the three screens of the old technology never quite matched. There are times when you'll pull back in your seat to avoid some onrushing object. Other times you'll feel your stomach descending toward your ankles. Frequently you'll be grateful for Tom Hanks' cranky, reassuring aplomb as the train's fussy conductor...