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Tools are specifically tailored to the experiences of a performer such as getting in and out of character, managing stage fright, and coping with rejection and job uncertainty.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Federal funding problems Davis said the recent federal funding uncertainties — including $165 million that was frozen for N.C. schools and later restored last month — have exacerbated funding concerns for districts around the state.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 1667, further doubts arose as to whether those aforementioned children should be made free by baptism into Christianity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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And while he’s drawn to dark genres, Cabezas also values the element of surprise and suspense.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Constructed as a documentary shot by two teen siblings visiting their estranged grandparents, The Visit refracts suspense and comedy through a child’s-eye perspective, deviously blurring the boundary between home video and Grimm fairy tale.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
29 July 2025
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That feeling of dread is really only a response to our dread as to what humans are capable of.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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Right now, a legislator, even Anwar, spending time in prison adds to the whispers of dread circulating around Hartford.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025
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Beneath this cinematic setting, Rochelle and Amira’s relationship is full of angst: one because Amira is Rochelle's academic rival, and two because Amira is now also her boss.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2025
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The unsettled state budget is the source of a lot of angst for school administrators this year.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For Kent, the torment has lasted so long that well-wishers have begun to sound disingenuous.—
Carolyn Wells,
Longreads,
25 June 2025
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Rhapsody jockeys with agony, beatitude with torment.—
Matthew Gavin Frank
June 12,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Andrew Skeet and Nathan Klein’s orchestral original score sets an appropriate tone of mournful foreboding.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Early in President Donald Trump’s second term, European leaders and many U.S. defense and security experts were anticipating this week’s NATO summit with foreboding.—
Howard LaFranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
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This is the combustible force fueling upsets of establishment leaders on both sides of the aisle.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 Aug. 2025
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There will be upsets aplenty, and by this time next week, my bracket will likely be completely — but beautifully — broken.—
Andrea Williams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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