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Recent Examples of Potemkin villageOnly Alain seems eager to ignore the disinformation and embrace this Potemkin village as the real deal (except when his eyes show a gathering concern).—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025 But his proudest accomplishments amount to little more than a progressive Potemkin village.—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country.—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024 The resort reproduces an ancient Apulian town and farmhouse in a project that some locals have likened to a Mediterranean Potemkin village.—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Use it in Laptop Mode for productivity with a full keyboard and trackpad, switch to Studio Mode for drawing and design with the Surface Pen (not included), or detach the screen to enter Tablet Mode for browsing, streaming, and entertainment.
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Then there are the stars at every position — the players who finish most of their possessions scoring out of ball screens, isolations and post ups.
That loss shaped his humor, which became both a gift and a shield.
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Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Again, a poor run of form would change that feeling, but Flick and his team have been the bulletproof shield for Laporta and the club, and if results were to change, so too would the experience at the top.
The large slats of shutters might be easier to vacuum than those of mini blinds or even cellular shades, so make a plan based on your window blind type and style.
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Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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