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Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Artists and couturiers are fond of the whimsy of trompe l’oeil, the trick of the eye, the illusion of reality.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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These dimensional flowers are reach peak levels of summer whimsy with this look's vibrant stiletto tips and hints of gold foil.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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For those who prefer fiction to nonfiction, mysteries edge out science fiction and fantasy as the most popular genre overall, and they are favored by both women and readers who read the most books per year (though men are more likely to pick up sci-fi and fantasy).—
Fred Backus,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Clarke played fantasy football for years and casually bet on offshore sportsbooks.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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What few at the time foresaw was that the region could be delivered to China through Trump’s sheer impetuosity, or his inability to think before posting.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Two centuries later, the Greek historian Polybius contrasted Roman discipline, order, and rationality with Celtic impetuosity, chaos, and passion on the battlefield.—
Michele Gelfand,
Foreign Affairs,
22 June 2021
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This is especially true for small businesses, which are particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of California’s most hostile business environment in the nation.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
13 June 2026
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That makes the policy initiative vulnerable to the vagaries of politics or local budgeting, critics say.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
2 June 2026
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