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Campbell, in particular, finished plays a little past the whistle, demonstrating the mean streak he was known for in college and Vrabel came to love in the draft process.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Fargo has an absurdist streak a mile wide and a sense of cosmic comeuppance that suggests the strings are being pulled by a mischievous trickster-god with a mean streak.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
As a run-blocker, Cornelius excels in space and features a mean streak.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The anthology film follows three human warriors in history – a Viking warrior woman, a ninja in feudal Japan and a World War II ace – being stalked as prey by alien hunters with high-tech weaponry and a mean streak.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
This anthology film tells of three fierce human warriors – a vengeful Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan and an Allied pilot in World War II – who face off against a deadly alien hunter with otherworldly weaponry and a mean streak.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Families fight, yes, but there’s a mean streak here that feels misplaced.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
His ability to get into defenders and drive them with leverage is an asset, as is his mean streak.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Booker is a plug-and-play starter, possessing a mean streak and physical demeanor that would pay dividends in keeping Stroud upright and paving the way in the running game.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Fargo has an absurdist streak a mile wide and a sense of cosmic comeuppance that suggests the strings are being pulled by a mischievous trickster-god with a mean streak.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
As a run-blocker, Cornelius excels in space and features a mean streak.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The anthology film follows three human warriors in history – a Viking warrior woman, a ninja in feudal Japan and a World War II ace – being stalked as prey by alien hunters with high-tech weaponry and a mean streak.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
This anthology film tells of three fierce human warriors – a vengeful Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan and an Allied pilot in World War II – who face off against a deadly alien hunter with otherworldly weaponry and a mean streak.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Families fight, yes, but there’s a mean streak here that feels misplaced.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
His ability to get into defenders and drive them with leverage is an asset, as is his mean streak.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Booker is a plug-and-play starter, possessing a mean streak and physical demeanor that would pay dividends in keeping Stroud upright and paving the way in the running game.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Mean streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mean%20streak. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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