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One is the adjective cool as applied to someone displaying sang-froid (` cool blood, 'of course) or non-chalance, which is literally ` not hot' -- in other words, cool!
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He makes his tough office decisions with a certain, shall we say, recreational non-chalance, assured that the G & T will be served up and waiting after a round at the up-scale links that dot his Houston suburbs.
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They disagree with him on many issues and find his non-chalance about breaking the law unbefitting an elected official.
Think Progress » BREAKING: DeLay’s Lawyer Lies About MoveOn 2005
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He leans back in his chair almost imperceptibly, puzzled but still managing a facçade of non-chalance.
justinker Diary Entry justinker 2004
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And: “The iquitous girl often loses her balance/When wooed by a man with unusual chalance.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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And: “The iquitous girl often loses her balance/When wooed by a man with unusual chalance.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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And: “The iquitous girl often loses her balance/When wooed by a man with unusual chalance.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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And: “The iquitous girl often loses her balance/When wooed by a man with unusual chalance.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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An unblushing front, and the gift of _non chalance_, are therefore the best qualifications for a debtor to obtain credit, while poor modesty will be starved in her own littleness.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 276, October 6, 1827 Various
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These shortcomings and discrepancies are tucked under a glittering facade of non-chalance, refreshing spontaneity, an experimental spirit, unrepressed sexuality and unrestrained adventurism.
Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema Samuel Vaknin
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Daters have embraced chalance as shorthand for sincere investment and real enthusiasm; basically, the opposite of low-effort vibes.
Daters are rejecting "chill" culture and demanding something new: "chalance" Anna Good 2025
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