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And whatever was missing from Gallen’s repertoire of out-pitches in 2025 isn’t guaranteed to return.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
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Delegations from Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines are also attending, marking the highest number of participating countries, delegates and project pitches in TCCF’s history.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Traveling around the world, arranging meetings with whoever is the oldest at that particular moment in time, Green struggles to formulate the right questions to ask these people.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Azad doesn’t know that she’s adopted, and Rojîn struggles with how to tell her.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Hammers (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammers%20%28away%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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