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Young tutor Will Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) falls for Agnes (Buckley), a free spirit who some think is a forest witch.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Elliott says her free spirit stems from growing up with an artist as a dad who didn’t really enforce a strict schedule.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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As Kissinger understood, even lone rangers need friends.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 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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Caleb, a perpetual lone wolf, is none too happy to be at the Academy.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2026
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Jack is the selfish lone wolf who becomes part of a team in order to defeat Brass Body, a destructive force whose flesh can transform into metal (played by Dave Bautista).—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
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In Islamic societies, particularly during the Ottoman Empire, the word described separate living quarters for the female members of a household, which outsiders were prohibited from accessing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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To outsiders, her work can look like celebration, like more Austin events promising release.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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By Peter Jon Lindberg November 20, 2018 When Obama Met Bourdain in Vietnam: Recap of 'Parts Unknown' Our favorite enfant terrible takes us around Hanoi in this season-premiere of Parts Unknown.—
Arundhati Hazra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition, the event’s most unusual offering, the 220-pound, 18-karat gold toilet by the conceptual artist and enfant terrible Maurizio Cattelan, only drew a single bid.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
19 Nov. 2025
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The Secret Agent’s primary setting is a house full of misfits and refugees in the northeastern city of Recife, a safe harbor from those persecuted by the country’s military regime, ruled over by the inimitable Dona Sebastiana (Tânia Maria, whose role was written specifically for her).—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2026
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His street interview research breathes life into a believable menagerie of misfit kids.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Olive Nwosu‘s lively, humid debut feature zeroes in on a determined individualist in a city of over 17 million.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Poppy’s clearly a type four, that was the individualist.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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There is a word that goes around, a maverick.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Bamberger, often regarded as a maverick, proved that degraded land could be revived.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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