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Recent Examples of morality playWhat follows is an unexpected morality play surrounding not only the complications of bringing Rajesh’s actions to light, but also Maitri’s unsavory methods that sparked this violent eruption, which rest on her bringing harm to another, equally vulnerable woman.—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 June 2025 In Elia Kazan's still-explosive working-class morality play about a palooka-turned-longshoreman who stands up to union-boss corruption on the docks, Brando is both hypnotic and heartbreakingly human.—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025 But the set, in which Dylan played the electric guitar and embraced rock ’n’ roll publicly, was more complicated than a morality play pitting backward folk purists against forward-looking rockers.—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024 Both saw foreign policy as a morality play pitting good against evil.—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for morality play
Cherry-picking statistics to suit a narrative — a form of confirmation bias, as described in the commission’s view — is dangerous and undermines the diligence that should come from responsible statistical analysis.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
The problem comes when ideological casting choices begin to undermine the narrative, contravening Grisham’s famously effective structure and pacing.
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Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Squid Game is a South Korean production; KPop Demon Hunters, though produced by the American studio Sony Pictures Animation, features elements of Korean art, architecture, mythology, shamanism, food and pop culture embedded throughout the film.
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Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
In Norse mythology, the ash tree known as Yggdrasill binds together all nine worlds, from the underworld of Niflheim to the realm of the gods, Asgard.
Getting Started With Beginning Meditation Steps Plenty of obstacles and myths abound that can keep you from taking the first step to meditate.
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Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Inadequate medical advice can lead to injury, burnout or premature retirement from sports, and the persistent myth that pregnancy is an athletic liability can discourage sponsorships and media coverage.
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