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But a centuries-long collaboration between a motley crew of explorers and astronomers eventually yielded longitude: imaginary vertical lines radiating north to south around the globe.
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Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Employing a thematic and moral framework that might prove familiar to fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dolls kicks off during a thunderstorm as a motley crew of unfortunate souls seek shelter in a nearby mansion.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
This motley crew has potential, but Y2K miscalculates the impact of certain character deaths.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
Together with Hannes, Claas, his motley crew and their helpful pets, brave Mo will have to defeat Peg Leg Olle and fulfill her childhood prophecy of finding the Blood Red Ruby of Fortune to restore peace and harmony to the land.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 May 2023
In the third installment of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead franchise, a motley crew of scientists and military types are holed up in an underground Florida bunker, mulling over their options as the zombie apocalypse sweeps the world.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
As previously reported, the original One Piece manga debuted in 1997, following the adventures of one Monkey D. Luffy, who heads a motley crew called the Straw Hat Pirates.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023
In addition to being the simplest animals, sponges have also outsourced much of their labor to a motley crew of microbes that live symbiotically inside of their bodies.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
The two college biology students and a pair of local high school seniors, one in a LeBron James jersey, hop in, along with a yellow village dog who will trot alongside the motley crew all night.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Employing a thematic and moral framework that might prove familiar to fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dolls kicks off during a thunderstorm as a motley crew of unfortunate souls seek shelter in a nearby mansion.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
This motley crew has potential, but Y2K miscalculates the impact of certain character deaths.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
Together with Hannes, Claas, his motley crew and their helpful pets, brave Mo will have to defeat Peg Leg Olle and fulfill her childhood prophecy of finding the Blood Red Ruby of Fortune to restore peace and harmony to the land.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 May 2023
In the third installment of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead franchise, a motley crew of scientists and military types are holed up in an underground Florida bunker, mulling over their options as the zombie apocalypse sweeps the world.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
As previously reported, the original One Piece manga debuted in 1997, following the adventures of one Monkey D. Luffy, who heads a motley crew called the Straw Hat Pirates.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023
In addition to being the simplest animals, sponges have also outsourced much of their labor to a motley crew of microbes that live symbiotically inside of their bodies.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
The two college biology students and a pair of local high school seniors, one in a LeBron James jersey, hop in, along with a yellow village dog who will trot alongside the motley crew all night.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
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