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At some point desperation will set in, but for now the Miami Dolphins are seemingly staying composed despite getting off to a nightmarish 0-3 start this season.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Finney's younger sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) is bothered by nightmarish visions of an alpine camp, and the siblings investigate only to discover that the Grabber has found a way to torture from the other side.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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This is the most ridiculous robbery ever, Mirvat thought.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Summarize Text – Get a quick overview of a long email, article or contract and understand those ridiculous ‘Terms of Service’ agreements.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Driven by her smooth and emphatic playing, Spinal Tap comes close to losing its special lumpy Tap groove, its farcical Deep Purple mega-thump, and begins to sound disconcertingly like a proper band.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Starring Mike Myers as a lone-wolf ogre, the film filtered familiar storybook icons through a farcical lens.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Her writing is surreal and inventive, always.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this week, Anderson made his womenswear debut at Dior, where footwear codes turned equally surreal — from oversized rosette mules to feather-like embellishments.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Those who value and respect America but couldn’t find their way through the Kafkaesque immigration system deserve a chance to rectify their situation.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
10 Aug. 2025
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In a Kafkaesque twist, Trump’s chart assigns Eswatini the lowest possible (10 percent) reciprocal tariff, despite the fact the nation applies the same external tariffs as Lesotho.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The penalty was lashed and ludicrous, the timing important with Newcastle leading 1-0 but hardly imperious.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Oregon officials and Portland residents alike said that description was ludicrous.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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He is widely recognized for his fantastical and dreamlike sculptures and installations exploring Kosovo’s personal and political histories and current conditions.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Oct. 2025
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That full live experience includes dreamlike visuals, including white lights, drapery, and keyhole and window-esque projections.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Observations of shape, size, and color helped Carl Linnaeus catalog about 12,000 species in the 18th century—a monumental undertaking, but a laughable fraction of reality.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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This fact, too, is laughable because wouldn’t at least one person bring up the fact that Alex just pissed off the Iranians like two days ago?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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