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Verb
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The accelerated consumption cycle has also compressed the window in which a title can generate revenue, with mid-tier content suffering most.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 June 2026 -
The same engineering scope could be compressed to approximately two weeks and roughly 120 to 200 engineering hours.—
Fabio Caversan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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In the suit — which names CBS TV Studios, Matlock EPs Nicki Renna and Jeffrey Lieber as defendants, along with Urman — Lowe says he was pressured to take a dog of the showrunner’s with the implication that his job depended on it.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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In that imperative, distinctions between mediums and genres blur as we are pressured to translate our cultural production into that form of direct address.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Bore (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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