Emphasizing ruggedness and offering an open invitation to tackle dirt roads, the Bronco’s squared fenders, short overhangs, upright glass and knobby tires look more at home on mountain trails than valet lanes.
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Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
The Samaná Peninsula sticks out from the Dominican Republic like a knobby finger pointing toward Puerto Rico.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
The contrast with Durant’s lumpish Johnny makes no sense.
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Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2024
Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
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