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There may not be quite as many small-time sailors in the harbor this time, owing to the rigidity that has become inevitable since the 9/11 attacks, but plenty of weekend captains will make their way here.
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Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Zhang, delivering his first fully Cantonese-language performance on the big screen, portrays a repressed small-time man caught between competing versions of reality.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 June 2026
With all that activity, small-time Helsinki took off, becoming a boomtown in support of the grand strategic fort.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
In Romania, the Tates turned their small-time webcam enterprise into a kind of industrial operation.
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Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Zhang, delivering his first fully Cantonese-language performance on the big screen, portrays a repressed small-time man caught between competing versions of reality.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 June 2026
With all that activity, small-time Helsinki took off, becoming a boomtown in support of the grand strategic fort.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
In Romania, the Tates turned their small-time webcam enterprise into a kind of industrial operation.
—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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