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LaSota; Zajko, who was wanted for allegedly arming Maland’s murderers; and Daniel Blank, a third Zizian, were discovered holed up in box trucks, dressed in all black and heavily armed.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
The setup for Black Phone 2 is that Ethan Hawke’s The Grabber is out there in the real world, not holed up in some neighborhood house in 1970s suburbia.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Friends are holed up in bars near downtown, watching NFL games and sharing laughs over brunch plates.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
One Battle follows another ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio), now holed up outside a fictional Northern California town and almost perpetually drunk or high, but otherwise doting on his teenage daughter (newcomer Chase Infiniti).
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
The setup for Black Phone 2 is that Ethan Hawke’s The Grabber is out there in the real world, not holed up in some neighborhood house in 1970s suburbia.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Friends are holed up in bars near downtown, watching NFL games and sharing laughs over brunch plates.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
One Battle follows another ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio), now holed up outside a fictional Northern California town and almost perpetually drunk or high, but otherwise doting on his teenage daughter (newcomer Chase Infiniti).
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
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Still seething after a sloppy 19-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, Johnson wasn’t hiding his dissatisfaction with a defeat that seemed to diminish his team’s momentum.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But the jury in the federal civil lawsuit found that Moore violated Gillispie's rights by hiding evidence that would have helped Gillispie's defense and creating unfair lineup procedures for the victims.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Below-average play is often staring you right in the face while catastrophe lurks around the corner.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Italian experimental duo creates a sprawling, overstimulating work that celebrates the kitsch lurking behind a wide array of musical forms.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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More than once, Coon and Smallwood are completely nude on stage, as Agnes and Peter lay hidden parts of their psyche bare.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Migration, identity, and the future of the West At the heart of these tensions lies Europe’s protracted migration challenge.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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