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Noun
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Add mushrooms and capers; reduce heat to medium-low to heat it back up.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026 -
The comedy crime caper follows a crew of professional shoplifters (Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige) who target a cutthroat fashion maven (Demi Moore).—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The show, with its interest in corporate buffoonery, doesn’t quite manage to hand-wave away the queasy implications.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Receivers have cratered seasons with me-over-we buffoonery.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Timberwolves were up 2-1 against their bitter rivals, and there was DiVincenzo, playing pranks and laughing devilishly.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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And Taco Bell is rethinking a 500-plus location rollout after customer complaints went viral (including a prank order for 18,000 cups of water).—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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Though Batula and Wilson’s relationship status was a major focus of the first hour of the reunion series, host Cohen made sure to highlight the summer antics at large, as well as other cast members’ struggles and disagreements.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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Blonde baby braids balanced by natural brunette roots combine in an irreverent aesthetic primed for summertime antics.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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Crews often found release in rowdiness, camaraderie, practical jokes, and the inevitable coping mechanisms of drink and drugs.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Angels: 5.7 percent optimism 2025: 11.5 percent (28) 2024: 15.6 percent (26) 2023: 81.1 percent (15) 2022: 71.4 percent (16) Pessimist Jake: This has to be the longest, meanest practical joke in history.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The ebullient parody’s obvious antecedent is Airplane!—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Federal law protects certain uses of a celebrity’s image and likeness in cases involving parody, criticism, commentary and news reporting.—
Daryl Lim,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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One of the men is charged with second-degree assault and second-degree riot; the second is charged with one count each of first- and second-degree assault as well as second-degree riot; and the third man faces one count of second-degree assault.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Mohamed and Said are both charged with second-degree assault and second-degree riot while armed with a dangerous weapon.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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Tillis punctuated every strikeout with an ear-piercing scream and fist pump.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Inside the stadium was illuminated in the light from the group’s lightsticks, known as an ARMY Bomb, and the screams were near deafening.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
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“Leg-pull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg-pull. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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