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Adjective
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There was something renegade about it, something deeply irreverent.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025 -
John Oliver, whose contract to host Last Week Tonight comes up next year, has continued to be a renegade voice within the ever-increasingly conservative Warner Bros Discovery family.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
18 July 2025
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During his first five-year contract, Bennett, his staff and the board winnowed down the company’s budget to better match annual expenses and ticket sales, while also creating the Detour series of smaller, nontraditional opera works to expand the company’s audience.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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From start to finish, our nontraditional wedding showed me that the right relationship, much like the correct condiment, makes life’s chaotically sandwiched moments go down a little easier.—
Heather Schroering,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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The bassist has been absent from touring since November 2023 due to back surgery and was replaced with Bissonette.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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After hours spent shopping, walking the region’s scenic trails or touring the Hudson Valley’s wondrous geography by car, visitors may want to consider a meal at one of Adamovic’s four favorite Hudson Valley restaurants.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Defecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defecting. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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