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Adjective
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Found in Paris’ buzzy Montmartre neighbourhood, the hideout still draws in fans of the movie eager to walk in Amélie’s footsteps.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026 -
When Ternus takes over as Apple’s CEO in September, investors will be eager for a return to the kind of bold, creative action that made Apple a design pioneer under Steve Jobs.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dracula and his brides are not the only hungrily desirous characters on display.—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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For the hopeful, who seek indulgences from Trump like Renaissance crooks to their pope—desirous of either pardons that entirely forgive, or commutations that shorten prison time and erase fines—Trump’s willingness to reimagine the pardon and commutation processes has fueled a cottage industry.—
Willem Marx,
Vanity Fair,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The film is set in Mumbai and built around a miserly protagonist whose circumstances spiral into escalating absurdity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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UConn’s offense hasn’t been nearly as prolific, averaging 73.2 points per game, although its D has been downright miserly.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Despite the plot’s violence and death, this is not a despairing book, but a hopeful one, of Appalachian women taking back their life stories from hoggish men whose power, both in the home and outside of it, is largely an illusion.—
Amy Rowland,
New York Times,
12 May 2020
Adjective
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This sparks all kinds of adverse reaction, mainly from McCarthy’s snotty pals and girlfriends, a tribe so fiercely materialistic and shallow as to make current Less Than Zero-types seem well rounded by comparison.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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The pursuit of happiness, both materialistic and spiritual, is a recurring theme in my feature films.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These tenacious insects discreetly land on your skin, leaving sudden, itchy, and painful bites that can swell and turn red, ruining a perfectly pleasant outdoor evening.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
18 Apr. 2026
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But for people who suffer from allergies—which includes many women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s—this season often looks less like renewal and more like discomfort, thanks to sneezing, runny noses and itchy eyes that can wreak havoc on sleep.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Pork Belly A breakfast diner that added piggish flair to Kuna’s dining scene is no more.—
Michael Deeds
January 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Jan. 2026
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Rogen lands a few funny lines, but the jokes mostly serve to distract from the point of the story: that freedom is ephemeral and easily corrupted, while humans are inherently piggish (as opposed to the other way around), seizing the first opportunity to take more than their share.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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They are told to put money in piggy banks and not eat all their Halloween candy at once.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
6 Feb. 2023
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Mottola and Hamm, who thought the movie needed more time, decided to break open their piggy banks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Sep. 2022
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“Lickerish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lickerish. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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