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• Though the town is very much not the point, what with all of that room to stretch out and settle in.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 15 May 2024
• Different than last year’s bashing, what with smoother tech.
  — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
• And the time for them is right, what with the current love of all things from the turn of the millennium.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
• Why not now, what with so many players’ idea of defense is standing around and admiring.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
• Love is in the air, what with Valentine’s Day coming up later this week.
  — Sally Percy, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• Scoring a good recipe for a baked macaroni & cheese can be tricky, what with family secrets and all.
  — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Daylight on the beach is nice, what with the sunshine and all, but moonlight on the beach is incredible.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
• Most of the late-night hosts made reference to the Oscars, what with the timeliness and all.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
• Plus, basketball and the cello don’t go very well together, what with the jammed fingers.
  — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
• Even their bathing habits have had to change, what with the only 200 gallons of water on the boat to last them a month.
  — Tabitha Parent, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Toyota’s been in a tough spot recently, what with all the cheating and cheating and also the cheating.
  — Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 7 June 2024
• The carefree Shay quickly became the show’s highlight, what with her blunt comments and fierce love for the joys of life.
  — Vulture, 5 June 2023
• A number of famous drummers turn down the chance to play with Tap, what with the high mortality rate and all.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
• This series is likely scratch a similar itch, what with its cozy blend of drama, romance, and small-town intrigue.
  — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 July 2025
• Peter certainly thinks so, what with Monroe calling him in search of Jay.
  — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
• For the list maker A journal is a classic boss gift for a reason, what with their full slate of meetings and lengthy to-do lists.
  — Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 25 Oct. 2023
• That may be tricky for newbies, what with the story's decades-spanning timeline (and a pair of movies with identical titles).
  — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
• Sorry to be the bearer of good news, what with sports fans here always wary of the next SD-logo’d anvil falling out of the sky.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
• Charlize Theron is incredibly busy, what with her Fast X movie out and all.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 3 June 2023
• This markdown couldn't have come at a better time, what with July Fourth weekend being right around the corner.
  — Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
• Don't hold your breath, what with the That '70s Show alum taking two bullets to the face and falling overboard.
  — Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 29 June 2025
• The show was femme in its presentation, what with the focus on brunch, all-white ensembles, and signature lip colors.
  — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
• Agriculture gets a lot of attention this time of year, what with county and state fairs allowing youngsters to show off the fruits of their labor.
  — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
• Unbridled optimism might as well be the way to go now, what with the specter of a lockout next year hanging over the game like Death himself.
  — Kevin Sherrington mar. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
• Hardly any of these oddball van-wagons are left, what with the semi-disposable nature of the Pinto.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 31 July 2023
• On has also leaned into luxury, what with its viral Loewe releases in the recent past.
  — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
• The plot is pure Hemingway-by-way-of-Clive Cussler, what with its treasure-hunter villains.
  — Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 20 June 2025
• That’s a heck of a lot more real estate than Donald Duck is afforded in the book, what with his single mention.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
• Of course there’s the occasional pondering of ethics, what with appropriating the corpse and all.
  — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
• The release of Challengers arguably set the tone for the rest of the year, what with its intricate rituals and phallic churros.
  — Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024