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Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025 -
The more uptight Theo gets, the looser Benedict’s performance appears, and his facility for physical comedy gets a workout.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Yet last week’s warning from Jet2, a business respected for its cost control and excellent customer service, has served as a reminder that, for all the impressive growth of recent years, this remains a volatile and sometimes unpredictable sector.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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While any single month can be volatile and revisions can further change our understanding, hiring ground to a halt in May and June in the uncertain aftermath of the Liberation Day tariff announcements.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Maddie is talented, warm, funny and kind but also anxious, plagued with low self-esteem cultivated by a traumatic childhood.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The other may be unsure, though not opposed, but anxious about leaving family and community.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The drama will center on a mercurial woman (Blanchett) with a strange and piercing gift — the ability to see what others most intimately need, often at great personal cost — who sets out on a journey home.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sweetsick, which Birch also wrote, follows a mercurial woman (Blanchett) with a strange and piercing gift – the ability to see what others most intimately need, often at great personal cost – who sets out on a journey home.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Despite the damage implied by a volcanic eruption, the two playfully take credit for the destruction as sign of their connection’s raw power.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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These stones are abrasive volcanic rocks that are extremely effective at scrubbing away tough stains.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, the silver studs along the neckline add an edgy touch to your outfit.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Set on a white-run construction site in West Africa, an edgy, tightly wound foreman anxiously awaits his bride.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The situation at home was unstable.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Companies that lean too far in one direction risk either frustrating users with delays or damaging trust with unstable or inaccurate outputs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Inside many of Duchêne’s faithful, masterful re-creations of haute cuisine are hints of a nervy brilliance: in a dish of oeufs mayonnaise, the normally ghost-white emulsion was bright green with herbs and topped audaciously with a tumble of tuna tartare.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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Speculation continues about the future ownership of ITV, which has been pursued by the likes of RedBird IMI and Banijay, and producers remain nervy about how things will shake out.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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“Flibbertigibbety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flibbertigibbety. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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