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Definition
confidence and competence
- Lieutenant Scheisskopf unveiled his epochal surprise that Sunday with all the aplomb of an experienced impresario.Chapter 8 — Lieutenant Scheisskopf (51% in)
- He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead.Chapter 25 — The Chaplain (2% in)
There are no more uses of "aplomb" in Catch-22.
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