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Before the festival, huge cranes were hoisting a stage into place while a construction worker played hacky sack by his lonesome.
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Steven Blum, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Start with a bit of steak by its lonesome.
—Eric Wareheim, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2026
At the London Screenings, Federation is also shopping Disney+’s Lucky Luke about the iconic lonesome cowboy, along with Israel’s Jaffa and Sky New Zealand’s Anglesea.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
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Steven Blum, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Start with a bit of steak by its lonesome.
—Eric Wareheim, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2026
At the London Screenings, Federation is also shopping Disney+’s Lucky Luke about the iconic lonesome cowboy, along with Israel’s Jaffa and Sky New Zealand’s Anglesea.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Lonesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lonesome. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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