as in solemn
not joking or playful in mood or manner the movie takes a very uncomic approach to underage drinking, finding nothing funny about drunken teens
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Scenes from some of the Robert Pearson character’s old movies are done in a 1940s Hollywood style using young actors that resemble James Dean or Robert Mitchum juxtaposed with the stark, solemn, isolated existence of the elderly Pearson.—
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
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Although the pope celebrates mass regularly on Sundays, feast days, and many other occasions, the Urbi et Orbi blessing is much rarer, reserved for solemn events in the church’s liturgical calendar.— Leo XIV, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Apr. 2026
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The breadth of recent enforcement actions and license revocations makes clear that this is a serious, ongoing problem that demands immediate and sustained action.— Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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But that document raised serious questions about recent assertions made by the city in a related lawsuit.— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Now, the historic oil crisis triggered by the United States and Israel’s war on Iran is posing the sternest test to date of China’s Promethean effort toward energy self-sufficiency.— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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The cast is a murderers row of British actors, and the twisting plot of the novel is full of introspection and doubt, which makes for a tight 127 minutes of shocking revelations told through stern and troubled looks.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Uncomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/uncomic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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