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Like so many Weimar-era free spirits, Astfalck-Vietz saw her career abruptly hobbled by the political ascent of Adolf Hitler, which began in 1933.—
Andrew Pulver,
Air Mail,
12 July 2025 -
Marion, who wears his trademark cowboy hat, is big on energy and being a free spirit.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 May 2024
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Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2024
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And, of course, now there's concerns that extremists, infuriated by the U.S. attack on a Muslim country, might launch lone wolf attacks on their own.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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The classic stereotype, albeit not always accurate, is of the lone wolf with a basement full of Spam, a wall full of guns, and a mind full of conspiracy theories.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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If the home itself is considered part of the barrier that stops outsiders from getting into an in-ground pool, Arizona law requires the homeowner to take an extra precaution to protect people in the home, like children, from the water.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Not Peter Parker levels of bullying and angst, but existential uncertainty and the feeling of being an outsider.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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The spectacular failure of aspiring enfant terrible David Hogg this week in the first test of his youth movement in an Arizona House primary would seem to point in the same direction, but look closer.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
18 July 2025
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Miley Cyrus, Mayor Pauline Miley’s transition from enfant terrible to one of the industry’s most creative staples suggests a kind of mid-career stability present in damsel in distress turned politician Pauline. Katy Perry, Daisy Obviously!!!—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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The Close Encounters references definitely shout out that sci-fi landmark’s influence, but the bigger touchstone here is a different Spielberg movie that mixes cosmic bonding and misfit kids.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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Quinn leads a misfit group of local hood sleuths on hilarious missions, with each solve kicking off the next episode’s investigation, until all the puzzle pieces ultimately lead them to the truth about Quinn’s mother’s disappearance.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
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Although Americans are individualists, we’re still expected to go home for the holidays and to cite our parents as our greatest sources of inspiration.—
Anesce Dremen,
Longreads,
3 July 2025
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Immigration has surged, and the United States has entered an individualist, conservative epoch.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Long a getaway for elite sun seekers and a proving ground for maverick architects, Palm Springs and the surrounding communities have become a sandbox for provenance collectors.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
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Twenty years later, Frey sees himself as a maverick and dismisses the controversy with a string of expletives.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Longreads,
25 June 2025
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