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Having co-created the eponymous pooch, writer Bob Baker retained some of the rights to the character, but crucially not to the design or his connections to a certain Time Lord — hence the extensive makeover and the lack of references to the metal mutt's adventures in space and time.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Many of the leaders-in-waiting lack the stature or vision, and those that appear to have it — Universal’s Donna Langley and Disney’s Dana Walden or Josh D’Amaro come to mind — have to fight boards, share prices and, most crucially, falling profits that don’t facilitate risktaking and vision.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
And, crucially, Disney is not including the characters’ voices in the deal — a fact Iger emphasized more than once in the interview alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Uncommon Knowledge The treaty, crucially, has two ledgers.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Many of the leaders-in-waiting lack the stature or vision, and those that appear to have it — Universal’s Donna Langley and Disney’s Dana Walden or Josh D’Amaro come to mind — have to fight boards, share prices and, most crucially, falling profits that don’t facilitate risktaking and vision.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
And, crucially, Disney is not including the characters’ voices in the deal — a fact Iger emphasized more than once in the interview alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Uncommon Knowledge The treaty, crucially, has two ledgers.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Crucially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crucially. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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