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At 56, White is no longer a small-time boxing coach from South Boston.
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Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
In the film, Lola belongs to Oli, a slacker and small-time drug dealer played by Jay Lycurgo, who is inspired to change his ways after adopting her — their relationship described by more than one reviewer as one of the most heartwarming in any film at this year’s festival.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
And that's why the WNBA remains a small-time sports league subject to mockery, despite employing arguably the most popular basketball player in the world.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
In the film, Lola belongs to Oli, a slacker and small-time drug dealer played by Jay Lycurgo, who is inspired to change his ways after adopting her — their relationship described by more than one reviewer as one of the most heartwarming in any film at this year’s festival.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
And that's why the WNBA remains a small-time sports league subject to mockery, despite employing arguably the most popular basketball player in the world.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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