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Police have been scouring the mountainous area for Turner, leaving a community grappling with allegations against a man trusted to teach high schoolers and lead a successful football team, which now presses for a potential state championship in his absence.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Filmed here in July, the movie stars Jack Huston, nephew of Academy Award winner Angelica Huston, as a repressed university philosophy professor grappling with guilt over a past decision in his life.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
The film saw Lofranco portray a young ex-convict grappling with gang violence and armed robbery, and reunited him with Taissa Farmiga.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Nov. 2025
Shah has been busy grappling with staff frustration over his handling of the situation along with question marks over the influence of board member Robbie Gibb.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Filmed here in July, the movie stars Jack Huston, nephew of Academy Award winner Angelica Huston, as a repressed university philosophy professor grappling with guilt over a past decision in his life.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
The film saw Lofranco portray a young ex-convict grappling with gang violence and armed robbery, and reunited him with Taissa Farmiga.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Nov. 2025
Shah has been busy grappling with staff frustration over his handling of the situation along with question marks over the influence of board member Robbie Gibb.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Grappling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grappling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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