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And if Alonso is F1’s political animal, Verstappen might be its polyhistor beast: deeply fluent in every facet of racing, yet no less Machiavellian.
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Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Campbell, for his part, consistently claimed not to be a political animal, insisting his motives would be to serve the best interests of people.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
As the brothers locking horns at the play’s center — the principled Dr. Thomas Stockmann and the political animal Mayor Peter Stockmann — Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli both bring a vigorous contemporary affect to the material.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
Massie is nevertheless a different political animal than some of Trump’s past intraparty foils.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
Some see him as a political animal, walking a winding path to power in and out of both government and favor.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Detroit Free Press William Roberts, a political animal who loved Walled Lake, his wife and serving the Lord with equal vigor, died Saturday after a long illness.
—M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Make no mistake about it – Watergate was a political animal or a zoo of political animals.
—Jim Prochnow, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
In the political animal kingdom of elephants, donkeys, and RINOs, Larry Hogan is a unicorn.
—Charles Kay, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
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Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Campbell, for his part, consistently claimed not to be a political animal, insisting his motives would be to serve the best interests of people.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
As the brothers locking horns at the play’s center — the principled Dr. Thomas Stockmann and the political animal Mayor Peter Stockmann — Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli both bring a vigorous contemporary affect to the material.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
Massie is nevertheless a different political animal than some of Trump’s past intraparty foils.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
Some see him as a political animal, walking a winding path to power in and out of both government and favor.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Detroit Free Press William Roberts, a political animal who loved Walled Lake, his wife and serving the Lord with equal vigor, died Saturday after a long illness.
—M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Make no mistake about it – Watergate was a political animal or a zoo of political animals.
—Jim Prochnow, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
In the political animal kingdom of elephants, donkeys, and RINOs, Larry Hogan is a unicorn.
—Charles Kay, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
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“Political animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20animal. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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