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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
But Coulter was quick to divert from big business to champion small ones and the proverbial little guys and gals — those struggling to pay for education after high school, or to rent or buy homes, or to start small businesses.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
To them, Marilyn Monroe is not the gal who always gets the sticky end of the lollipop and finds love anyway.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Here's a recap of how the premiere went down for our local gal.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The bad gal’s look contrasted the show’s runway makeup– which the house’s makeup director, Peter Phillips, turned to polished elegance – thanks to her ultra-dark, punkish ‘90s lip liner.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
Now, the two anchors are look like Morticia Addams look-alikes, the reporters are some blonde teenage-looking gal and a guy with one letter for his name.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
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The Apartment (1960)
Jack Lemmon plays office lackey C.C. Baxter with a crush on cute elevator gal Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine) in director Billy Wilder's attack on the emptiness of corporate culture.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
Stewart, one of the reigning queens of the art-house American indie, is in her element as a shifty-eyed and awkward tough gal with a heart of gold, yet another entry in her expanding canon of flinty, complicated lead characters.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
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See the 'Two-headed gal' Tips for feeding hummingbirds According to the National Audubon Society, native, flowering plants are the best food source for hummingbirds.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
But Coulter was quick to divert from big business to champion small ones and the proverbial little guys and gals — those struggling to pay for education after high school, or to rent or buy homes, or to start small businesses.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
To them, Marilyn Monroe is not the gal who always gets the sticky end of the lollipop and finds love anyway.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Here's a recap of how the premiere went down for our local gal.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The bad gal’s look contrasted the show’s runway makeup– which the house’s makeup director, Peter Phillips, turned to polished elegance – thanks to her ultra-dark, punkish ‘90s lip liner.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
Now, the two anchors are look like Morticia Addams look-alikes, the reporters are some blonde teenage-looking gal and a guy with one letter for his name.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Where to watch The Bishop's Wife: Amazon Prime Video
05
The Apartment (1960)
Jack Lemmon plays office lackey C.C. Baxter with a crush on cute elevator gal Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine) in director Billy Wilder's attack on the emptiness of corporate culture.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
Stewart, one of the reigning queens of the art-house American indie, is in her element as a shifty-eyed and awkward tough gal with a heart of gold, yet another entry in her expanding canon of flinty, complicated lead characters.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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