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Noun
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Early excitement and zeal often hide the truth that one partner may be contributing far less than the other.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Kirk’s zeal caught the attention of Bill Montgomery, a businessman and Tea Party activist, who urged him to forgo college and dedicate himself fully to political organizing.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The secret ingredient to Nakase has been her ability to balance the fervor with the finer elements of coaching.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Many members of the Venezuelan opposition, Straka said, have long relished calling out government supporters for treating Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s predecessor, as a messiah, but they can be faulted for believing, with similar fervor, that American salvation is coming.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Djokovic’s shots were not quite on-target early and, but for a brief interlude in the second set, his usual verve was not present.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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And yet there’s an unquestionable high-tech Zen verve to the space.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
2 Sep. 2025
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But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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My experience didn’t quite live up to Rich’s lavish praise, but I was indeed dazzled by Greenberg’s New York wit, which struck me as an acutely sensitive, off-angle version of George S. Kaufman’s Broadway brio.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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That gusto includes Ernest Campbell, all 5-foot-7 and 145 pounds of him.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter slid across the floor with gusto, singing and shimmying her way through the set alongside queens Symone, Denali, Lexi Love and more.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eian Bain’s squad with Bridgewater-Raynham showed impressive vigor against a state titan in Mansfield before falling on a walk-off field goal (a 24-21 loss).—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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When beating, whip with vigor using a fork instead of a whisk.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For me, that ardor finds one of its moving expressions in a small poem in Eternal Enemies, my first encounter with Zagajewski’s poetry.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stark is a Fayetteville native and previously served as the economic vitality manager for the city.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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The woman’s irrepressible vitality, independence, and powers of reinvention were stunning.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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