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Prada’s rise from small-time leather goods company to global recognition roughly followed Bertelli’s childhood—he was born in 1988, and his mother showed her first women’s ready-to-wear collection that year.
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Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
Reduce taxes 5-10% for small-time property owners (not corporations), small business owners and an annual 10% rental rebate from the state on top of tax return.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Set in Los Angeles 1980, the film will chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a TV host, his restless wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks and an ex-con, all of whom are chasing the promise of a better life.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Like his onscreen partner, Thomas was a small-time TV veteran with credits on Toma, Starsky and Hutch, and Wonder Woman, among others.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
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Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
Reduce taxes 5-10% for small-time property owners (not corporations), small business owners and an annual 10% rental rebate from the state on top of tax return.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Set in Los Angeles 1980, the film will chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a TV host, his restless wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks and an ex-con, all of whom are chasing the promise of a better life.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Like his onscreen partner, Thomas was a small-time TV veteran with credits on Toma, Starsky and Hutch, and Wonder Woman, among others.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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