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The 8-episode first season charts the improbable ascent of Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including rebellious second son Jack, who struggles to escape the shadow of his golden boy older brother.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026 -
In a mountain resort, rebellious snowboarders uncover a nuclear conspiracy in a uranium mine.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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President Trump has ordered hundreds of additional federal agents to Minneapolis and is threatening to involve the Insurrection Act which would allow the military to curtail protests and use force to jail disobedient protestors.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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As a drone whirred overhead and hooded people spray-painted the building and its fixtures, the protestors advocated for more civilly disobedient methods.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The heavily partisan Missouri crowd was boisterous and passionate throughout, making the setting feel almost like Mizzou Arena at times.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli interviewees in Theroux’s documentary are portrayed as boisterous and open about their plans to fully occupy the West Bank and promote Palestinian relocation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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With signature, irrepressible enthusiasm, the sisters help viewers see precisely what makes the shows and dancers so extraordinary.—
Scot Paltrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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His trajectory is one of softening, from the swaggering knight of the opening to the irrepressible lover of the second act to his final physical debility.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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No one’s arc is insubordinate; no one’s emotional logic is insignificant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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In a coastal town on the Gulf of Mexico lives the insubordinate Daniel, the owner of a small motel.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jeep Wrangler Anvil 715 Concept Of all the 2026 Easter Jeep Safari builds, this has to be the rowdiest.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
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Caught up in the national fervor that summer, a rowdy group of lawless protesters made their way to Baltimore’s Columbus Piazza.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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June is highlighted by a stop on the 30th Anniversary tour of the indelible Thievery Corporation (June 7), rambunctious rock/jam troupe Dogs in a Pile (June 5) and the warm-hug indie folk rock embrace of Blind Pilot and John Craigie (June 20).—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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And in the nation’s third-largest city, home to one of the most rambunctious celebrations of the holiday, young partygoers were eager to swagger between bars and parties with the drinks, usually dyed kelly green.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The home needed to display her naughty sense of humor too.—
Julie Vadnal,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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These plays are often brilliant, and even lesser variants are fun to watch, because piñata-whacking itself is a naughty thrill, a cathartic fantasy for anyone with a family and/or a secret.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Indocile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indocile. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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