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Elsewhere, organised crime still has its tendrils in many parts of the sport across the globe, and the misty-eyed reverence for benevolent local tycoons is a notion that went extinct before the Tasmanian tiger.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
There are misty-eyed parent-child moments, digs at the wealthy, nods at the environment.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Is your parent always getting misty-eyed at the thought of their college days?
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
Every fan — whether those of us who got misty-eyed to his music in the ‘90s or romantic teenagers discovering him in recent years via social media — has their favorite Buckley songs.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
There are misty-eyed parent-child moments, digs at the wealthy, nods at the environment.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Most notably, their co-star, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, sobbed throughout the rendition, clearly channeling the millions of misty-eyed viewers at home.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2025
There are misty-eyed parent-child moments, digs at the wealthy, nods at the environment.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Is your parent always getting misty-eyed at the thought of their college days?
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
Every fan — whether those of us who got misty-eyed to his music in the ‘90s or romantic teenagers discovering him in recent years via social media — has their favorite Buckley songs.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
There are misty-eyed parent-child moments, digs at the wealthy, nods at the environment.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Most notably, their co-star, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, sobbed throughout the rendition, clearly channeling the millions of misty-eyed viewers at home.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Misty-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misty-eyed. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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