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Recent Examples of goose-stepOn some milestone birthdays, North Korea’s military holds huge parades with goose-stepping soldiers and powerful weapons capable of targeting the U.S. and South Korea.—Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024 Variety, The Wrap, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, and others goose-step to the Daily Worker, Izvestia, or Pravda.—Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024 There are teenage call girls, pregnant adulterers, online strippers, goose-stepping racists, topless caterers, feuding relatives and men who cut off their manhood.—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023 North Korea’s massive ground force, whose goose-stepping soldiers are often paraded with fanfare, substantially outsizes that of the South, but the country’s Soviet-era military equipment pales in comparison to the technologically superior weapons systems of its opponents.—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
As the somber Fireflies trudge away in the snow, Abby looks disturbed after finally killing Joel.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Thirty-two cameras have been set up across the wilderness of the High Coast region to capture the animals' movements, and millions have already tuned in to watch the moose slowly trudge through Sweden.
Others involve new power lines marching through rural areas on enormous pylons — a prospect that riles up local residents against both the government and National Grid.
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Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
The new trailer shows Smothers reading an excerpt from her book to a live audience when Nelson marches in.
Given his versatility and draft position, Harmon will likely step right into Ogunjobi’s starting spot as a 4i- and five-technique in the base defense.
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Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Pull yourself away from the outdoor living space and step inside, where the beds are from Tempur-Pedic and one of the bathrooms features an alfresco bathtub.
Dark Souls’ plodding sword-and-board combat disappeared in favor of a lightning fast rhythm of slashes, bullets, and dodges.
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Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
This track is a standout on what is generally another great album from him, with features from the legend Olamide and rising voice Qing Madi, among others, and this one layers a classic Afrobeats drum pattern with a plodding groove, letting his voice lead the charge.
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