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Recent Examples of gritty
Set against the backdrop of a gritty New York City, Highest 2 Lowest is loosely inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 noir High and Low and reimagines Ed McBain’s novel The King’s Ransom through a modern lens.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
That’s exactly what director James Vásquez has done in the Globe’s funny, endearing and entertaining new production, where his Ephesus is a 1990s-era gritty American-style city with a nightclub, auto repair shop, tattoo parlor and motel.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Directed by Benjamin Caron, Night Always Comes is a gritty crime thriller about a desperate woman (Kirby), who over the course of a night risks everything in order to secure her home and her future.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025
But those highlights don’t show the uglier, grittier side of practice for the Carolina Panthers rookie wideout, whose first NFL training camp has featured plenty of ups and downs.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
That’s exactly what director James Vásquez has done in the Globe’s funny, endearing and entertaining new production, where his Ephesus is a 1990s-era gritty American-style city with a nightclub, auto repair shop, tattoo parlor and motel.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Directed by Benjamin Caron, Night Always Comes is a gritty crime thriller about a desperate woman (Kirby), who over the course of a night risks everything in order to secure her home and her future.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025
But those highlights don’t show the uglier, grittier side of practice for the Carolina Panthers rookie wideout, whose first NFL training camp has featured plenty of ups and downs.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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The genre-bending rapper, who has long been revered for blending vulnerability and raw emotion into his music, is now offering an unflinching account of the mental health battles and drug addiction that nearly cost him his life—even at the height of his fame.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That Endures Hard Times What underpins such trust is a mix of domain fluency, broad strategic perspective and unflinching candor.—
Marc Cooper,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The 17-mile loop road through Monument Valley is unpaved, rutted and sandy.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The teaser poster for Fallout Season 2 was published exclusively by IGN on Friday, which shows silhouettes of The Ghoul, Lucy, Maximus and the canine Dogmeat walking in the sandy, deserted environs of the former Las Vegas, now called New Vegas.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lockhart turns these arresting settings into her own stage, capturing the vivid blues and greens of nature, and the remote island’s distinctive geology and geography, while the children at play within the landscapes bring movement and surprise to her extended static takes.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Highlighting the beauty and peril of open water swimming and the obstacles women continue to face in the pursuit of equality, Vindication Swim has been praised for its vivid portrait of Gleitze as a pioneering trailblazer for women’s open water swimming around the world.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Like so many rivalries, this comes steeped in its own lore and stereotypes: River the rich kids from the Belgrano neighbourhood, Boca the plucky upstarts, street fighters from the wrong side of the tracks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
9 June 2025
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For example, the ancient kung fu master, the post-apocalyptic warrior, the ghost and the plucky kid all come together in this game to save the day.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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At its heart are saffron and rose notes blended with smoky vetiver and earthy cypriol.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Channel Taylor’s American country style with a rich, earthy green shade, like Olive by Farrow & Ball.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Aug. 2025
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Over the following decades, Jiménez brought his expressive accordion playing to collaborations with the Rolling Stones, Linda Rondstadt, Dwight Yoakam, and Ry Cooder, among many others.—
Eric Torres,
Pitchfork,
4 Aug. 2025
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If growing up only led to debt and disappointment, why not stay suspended in a version of youth that felt more honest, more expressive, and frankly, more fun?—
Alexandra Jane,
Essence,
31 July 2025
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Heat comparison: With Young a year from potential free agency, the Hawks were resolute in augmenting a roster that lost at home to Miami in the play-in.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
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His face was resolute across the table in a room full of reporters.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 July 2025
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My new favourite spot nearby was a long, sunken garden, complete with stone fountains, a gravelly terrace, and grand staircases sprawling down from street level.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
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Goldberg said one recent afternoon, in her gravelly voice.—
André Wheeler,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Gritty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gritty. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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