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There’s a lot of great respect in the creative community, in our business within Bell, there’s great respect across the border between Americans and Canadians.
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Fortunately, the children have a lot of bruises, scrapes and cuts, all stuff that is easily managed.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
There's a lot of people to be scared of.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Riding the Gus Bus Thursday could have been a lot different had Gustavsson not been on his game.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Fortunately, the children have a lot of bruises, scrapes and cuts, all stuff that is easily managed.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
There's a lot of people to be scared of.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Riding the Gus Bus Thursday could have been a lot different had Gustavsson not been on his game.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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“A lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20lot. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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