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And although lower-courts have paused some of his administration’s efforts to dismantle the government, legal battles are likely heading to the Supreme Court, whose justices – who usually sit stone-faced during the presidential address – count three of Trump’s own nominees in their number.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Gasteyer, however, remained characteristically stone-faced throughout the version that aired.
—John Russell, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
After Trump repeated his vow to take over the Panama Canal, complete with the false claim that China runs the intercontinental channel, Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, among others, sat stone-faced, as did former President Bill Clinton.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
After Trump repeated his vow to take over the Panama Canal, complete with the false claim that China runs the intercontinental channel, Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, among others, sat stone-faced, as did former President Clinton.
—Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
As his teammates sprinted excitedly onto the field, Daniels remained on the sideline stone-faced as Washington won its sixth consecutive game and fifth on the final play from scrimmage.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
During the brief court hearing, Mangione sat stone-faced next to his attorney Karen Friedman Angifilo, who was wearing a sweater and a white collared shirt that almost identically matched what her client was wearing.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Rookie receiver Xavier Worthy left the visitors locker room at Bank of America Stadium stone-faced even though his performance was full of quality moments.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Robert De Niro posed a hypothetical that made the audience bust out laughing even as the actor remained utterly stone-faced.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Gasteyer, however, remained characteristically stone-faced throughout the version that aired.
—John Russell, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
After Trump repeated his vow to take over the Panama Canal, complete with the false claim that China runs the intercontinental channel, Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, among others, sat stone-faced, as did former President Bill Clinton.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
After Trump repeated his vow to take over the Panama Canal, complete with the false claim that China runs the intercontinental channel, Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, among others, sat stone-faced, as did former President Clinton.
—Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
As his teammates sprinted excitedly onto the field, Daniels remained on the sideline stone-faced as Washington won its sixth consecutive game and fifth on the final play from scrimmage.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
During the brief court hearing, Mangione sat stone-faced next to his attorney Karen Friedman Angifilo, who was wearing a sweater and a white collared shirt that almost identically matched what her client was wearing.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Rookie receiver Xavier Worthy left the visitors locker room at Bank of America Stadium stone-faced even though his performance was full of quality moments.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Robert De Niro posed a hypothetical that made the audience bust out laughing even as the actor remained utterly stone-faced.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Stone-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone-faced. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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