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Our motley crew of three men and three women—all midlife professionals working in media, coaching, and the corporate worlds—convenes in Tamraght, a small, quietly touristy town full of surfers.
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Nirpal Dhaliwal, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
In Washington’s eyes, the YPG is the only competent fighting force among Syria’s motley crew of armed groups.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2017
In hopes of a return to her youthful days, Venetia finds community in an entertaining motley crew of lost souls.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Running to home base has never felt so urgent for this motley crew of beautifully flawed grown men.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
But a centuries-long collaboration between a motley crew of explorers and astronomers eventually yielded longitude: imaginary vertical lines radiating north to south around the globe.
—Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Employing a thematic and moral framework that might prove familiar to fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dolls kicks off during a thunderstorm as a motley crew of unfortunate souls seek shelter in a nearby mansion.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
This motley crew has potential, but Y2K miscalculates the impact of certain character deaths.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
Together with Hannes, Claas, his motley crew and their helpful pets, brave Mo will have to defeat Peg Leg Olle and fulfill her childhood prophecy of finding the Blood Red Ruby of Fortune to restore peace and harmony to the land.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 May 2023
Nirpal Dhaliwal, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
In Washington’s eyes, the YPG is the only competent fighting force among Syria’s motley crew of armed groups.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2017
In hopes of a return to her youthful days, Venetia finds community in an entertaining motley crew of lost souls.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Running to home base has never felt so urgent for this motley crew of beautifully flawed grown men.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
But a centuries-long collaboration between a motley crew of explorers and astronomers eventually yielded longitude: imaginary vertical lines radiating north to south around the globe.
—Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Employing a thematic and moral framework that might prove familiar to fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dolls kicks off during a thunderstorm as a motley crew of unfortunate souls seek shelter in a nearby mansion.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
This motley crew has potential, but Y2K miscalculates the impact of certain character deaths.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
Together with Hannes, Claas, his motley crew and their helpful pets, brave Mo will have to defeat Peg Leg Olle and fulfill her childhood prophecy of finding the Blood Red Ruby of Fortune to restore peace and harmony to the land.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 May 2023
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