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His voice leaps across the intervening years clearly and confidently.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Apr. 2026 -
The many leaps in time to the wedding—to which Ruben shows up on a motorcycle, angry enough to knock his brother out with a single punch—consistently ratchet up the sense of dread, and the suspense over why or how these two have stayed enmeshed.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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But even if Booker’s appearance evades the FCC’s scrutiny, the commission is closely watching TV talk programs, with The View in particular a subject of interest.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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Luis Rodriguez, executive housekeeper at Wave Resort, says his team never skips cleaning the entryway floor and walls, using a nicely scented cleaner so guests immediately walk into a fresh, clean smell.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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Launched on Kickstarter in April 2026, the KEENMOW K1 skips all of that entirely.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Drivers may also experience smoother brake operation because the system avoids the harsh pedal pulsing commonly associated with older anti-lock braking systems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Impressively, 94% of the property’s waste avoids landfill— miraculous for a hotel of this size—with it either being recycled, donated, or made use of in the hotel grounds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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That number jumps to 81 percent for Latina Gen Z-ers and 83 percent for Latina Millennials.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The Neo starts at $599 for 256GB of storage and jumps to $699 for a 512GB model with a Touch ID scanner.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
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The moving drama revolves on a young boy, the film’s titular character, who escapes the bombing of his southern Iranian village in which his family is killed.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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The Chase, which also starred Marlon Brando, saw Redford play Bubber, who escapes from prison, and Fonda play his wife.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Only in the third did the Red Sox put together the kind of inning that so often eludes them.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Monahon has prepared some promising dramatic notes, but the play’s larger vision still eludes her.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Altman is a booster for San Francisco, advising its mayor and expanding OpenAI’s offices here, while Musk shuns the city and now lives in Texas.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mitski lies on the lawn looking at the girl leaving her, like the witch in Into the Woods when Rapunzel shuns her and then gets promptly trampled by a giant.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Leapfrogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leapfrogs. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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