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as in nonemphatic
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as in low-pressure
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Recent Examples of nonassertive People who knew Zhang described him to police as a nonassertive man who avoided conflict and typically acquiesced to his wife. —
Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021 Those who saw an assertive ad chose to allocate $7 of the gift card to the brand on average, compared with $14 for those who saw a nonassertive ad. —Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 May 2017
Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021 Those who saw an assertive ad chose to allocate $7 of the gift card to the brand on average, compared with $14 for those who saw a nonassertive ad. —Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 May 2017
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Attention then turns to Thursday, when a cold front tied to a strengthening low-pressure system to the north approaches from the west.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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In Casual mode, players can take their time with unlimited chances to find every change, perfect for a relaxed, low-pressure experience.— Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.— Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
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The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.— Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018
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This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.— Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Manager Craig Counsell described this hamstring strain as mild, explaining Thielbar said this is a less-severe version of the ailment.— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Fano is a big, athletic guy, but is a mild surprise as the first off the board.— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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Her arrival could not come at a better time, with Gotham suffering a sluggish start.— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Davids, a Democrat whose district includes part of Wyandotte County and all of Johnson County, Anderson County, Franklin County and Miami County, went on to outline her concerns about potential operational deficiencies that contributed to the sluggish alert times.— Matthew Kelly April 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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The problem with the exhibition is not the works of art on view, but its ambiguous premise, its unwillingness to define its terms and approach the Lost Cause with historical clarity.— Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
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The services can analyze all sorts of things, from the specific — such as a hotel bill that exceeded a preset limit — to the more ambiguous, such as whether a lawyer’s description of a task was too vague to be worthy of payment.— Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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The once-sleepy CPU market has taken off as agentic workloads shift compute needs beyond Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) that have ruled AI thus far.— Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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One year after Naqvi’s arrest at Heathrow, a media exposé into the working practices at a branch of the Nairobi Women’s Hospital in Nakuru, a sleepy town three hours’ drive from the Kenyan capital, gave a sense of the pressures staff were under during the final months of Abraaj’s ownership.— Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
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Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.— Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.— Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Nonassertive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/nonassertive. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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