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The blimp, Marty jackets, the orange ping-pong balls, the fake Zoom meeting with his PR team, Susan Boyle, the Sphere, a verse on an EsDeeKid remix — at the time of writing, Timothée Chalamet is still going (probably), working overtime to get butts in theaters and an Oscar in his hand.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025 -
In this case, Paramount or Netflix would be subsuming a studio that’s been successful at putting butts in cinema seats—not that getting audiences into the cinemas has been a priority for Netflix, anyway.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Dec. 2025
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For example, obesity induces chronic fat inflammation, which subsequently leads to systemic inflammation and perturbs the normal systemic metabolism.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The algorithm next perturbs one of the qubits used to carry out those operations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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As the Chinese men shoot the breeze and play cards, a mob of armed white miners gathers over the hill and encroaches on the unsuspecting outsiders.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cloud Dancer, a white that is both warm and cool, reflects an overwhelmed feeling among consumers as the world feels louder and technology, in particular AI, encroaches further into our lives.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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Moisture invades your porch cushions and flooring, leading to the growth of mold, mildew, and algae.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Both sides gave conflicting accounts of the incident, which follows weeks of retaliation from China after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tokyo might intervene if China invades Taiwan.—
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semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Jelinek, who portrayed supporting character Jay (a bully who, alongside actor Larry Bagby's Ice, antagonizes Katz's Max at the start of the film), remembers Katz courting him to get high before rehearsal for a key scene helmed by director Kenny Ortega.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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This agitates me and my lead foot.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
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As the sun agitates the moon, both options appeal.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Cuts in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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