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Meanwhile, a motley crew of sightseers becomes divided over how real this shipwreck holiday should be.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
In the struggle against ISIS, for example, the Iraqi security forces, Baghdad’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, and a motley crew of Kurdish and Arab allies in Syria provided the vast majority of the ground forces that fought on the American side.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2021
Zeus and his motley crew of immortals are as petty, territorial and devious as their human underlings.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Prodigy follows a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
In the struggle against ISIS, for example, the Iraqi security forces, Baghdad’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, and a motley crew of Kurdish and Arab allies in Syria provided the vast majority of the ground forces that fought on the American side.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2021
Zeus and his motley crew of immortals are as petty, territorial and devious as their human underlings.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Prodigy follows a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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“Motley crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motley%20crew. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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