serious
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By then, LVMH, French market regulators and Hermès all had serious doubts that Puech still controlled the stake he and Freymond insisted remained intact.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
What follows is an unrepentantly goofy scene in which Mary attempts a serious discussion about and demonstration of the difference between lark and thrush calls.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
“That experience is very nostalgic and very, like, ‘This is not as serious.’
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Really, Momoa’s massive presence is here to prove that James Gunn was serious when he announced he was hard-resetting DC Comics’ film canon up to 2023’s “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
She would get real serious and her eyes would get big and starry-looking.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Vocabulary lists containing serious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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