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Emily, by the way, was Miranda’s ambitious but put-upon assistant in the first movie and wants to seize control of Runway from her old boss — a reflection of ongoing rumors that Bezos would like to buy all of Condé Nast as a gift for his wife, who once worked as a TV reporter.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
The latter is less of a mother to Agnes than Rosa (Kira Guloien), one of the household’s many Marthas (put-upon domestic servants).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Norris did, and scored the leading role of a put-upon trucker in Breaker!
—Bob Mondello, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Skarsgård is sufficiently wacky and off-putting as the irksome Johannes, and Jamie Demetriou does yeoman’s work as Charli’s put-upon manager, Tim, the poor sap tapped to keep Charli on task (and usually fails).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
The latter is less of a mother to Agnes than Rosa (Kira Guloien), one of the household’s many Marthas (put-upon domestic servants).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Norris did, and scored the leading role of a put-upon trucker in Breaker!
—Bob Mondello, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Skarsgård is sufficiently wacky and off-putting as the irksome Johannes, and Jamie Demetriou does yeoman’s work as Charli’s put-upon manager, Tim, the poor sap tapped to keep Charli on task (and usually fails).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Put-upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-upon. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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