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The actor, who reprised his The Amazing Spider-Man role of Dr. Curt Connors in Spider-Man: No Way Home, played the eccentric Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
2 May 2025 -
The historic property was once home to eccentric heiress Rebekah Harkness, whom Swift immortalized in her 2020 track The Last Great American Dynasty.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 May 2025
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Panera’s Croissant Toast Sandwiches Panera’s new Croissant Toast Sandwiches mash up buttery, flaky texture with savory fillings like ham, cheese, and Dijon cream sauce.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Brush hot rolls with honey butter; sprinkle with flaky sea salt.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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This slim volume by Benoît Gallot, its enthusiastic head conservator since 2018, is as crammed with quirky facts as the 110-acre cemetery is crammed with burial plots.—
Heller McAlpin,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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Gideon Glick stars as Tobias, a quirky but gifted choreographer, who is sent to Paris in a swap between the companies.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Over the past four years, SOFI's annual returns have been considerably more volatile than the S&P 500, with returns of 27% in 2021, -71% in 2022, 116% in 2023, and 55% in 2024.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Income tax is more volatile and susceptible to the ups and downs within the economy, Greller said.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2025
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After the events of the first season, the HBO series’ dual protagonists—Joel (Pedro Pascal), a grizzled smuggler, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), his impetuous surrogate daughter—decided to settle in Jackson, Wyoming, joining perhaps the only remaining human outpost governed by hope rather than by fear.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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Raiff’s impetuous outbursts serve his babyish college kid well, and the writer-director’s honest dialogue and empathetic perspective are even more valuable.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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But Yamal is too good, Raphinha is too in the groove, and Ousmane Dembele’s mercurial, two-footed brilliance is just too far up my alley.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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But this time both sides are trying to decipher what the mercurial Trump really thinks.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Crankish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crankish. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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