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This sci-fi hit helped to redefine the real-time strategy genre, focusing on tactical-level engagements that pitted the mighty space marines against the worst that the nightmarish gothic future of the Warhammer 40K universe had to offer.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
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Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2025
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So the firings of Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and the Ravens’ Harbaugh have injected some juice into a Giants search that previously threatened to cast as wide and arbitrary a net as last year’s ridiculous Jets process.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Olympics is a ridiculous mixture of hit-you-straight-in-the-feels origin stories and Greek god-level athletic prowess.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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An upstairs-downstairs work of historical fiction with a premise farcical enough to fuel an Oscar Wilde play seems like a solid first step toward the genre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Its surreal position—perched high on a cliff above the eastern coastline—makes views from almost any spot, balcony, window, heart-thumping ones.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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For Rousouli, bringing the show to Broadway after nearly a decade feels surreal.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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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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By Monday, Broncos Country’s biggest week in 10 years had already jumped feet-first into ludicrous — especially on the respect front.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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These figures contradict Elon Musk's claim Though some AI hallucinations seem more ludicrous than dangerous, the technology could have a detrimental impact on users and those exposed to misinformation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
13 Dec. 2025
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The ceremony was complete with dreamlike floral arrangements and multi-colored smoke bombs that fired after the lovebirds exchanged their vows.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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In movies like Sátántangó, Werckmeister Harmonies, and his extraordinary swan song, 2011’s The Turin Horse, the Hungarian filmmaker crafted dreamlike narratives populated with disillusioned, spiritually bereft characters facing harsh realities.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s notion of giving Americans $1,500 to buy their own insurance is laughable.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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From a per-60 standpoint, Celebrini has a small but significant enough edge in scoring chances and expected goals against to be called the better two-way player, but the idea that Celebrini is Patrice Bergeron and Bedard is late-stage Alex Ovechkin is apocryphal at best, laughable at worst.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Alice-in-Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Alice-in-Wonderland. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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