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pettifoggers

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plural of pettifogger

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Defense lawyers also reportedly complained that they had not been given access to substantial portions of the case file or adequate time to examine evidence before trial.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Advocates, lawyers, families and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International had previously reported and harshly criticized the treatment of detainees.

— Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Some purists, who seemed content to classify what was essentially rock music from men as country but not Morris’s interpretation of the genre, were perturbed.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
Playing the part largely for laughs, Moore actually has more in common with Lazenby than Connery; his Bond is softer and sillier than the original, an approach Moore would double down on in later films — often to the chagrin of Bond purists.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

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Kurtz said the partners are all perfectionists, and that carries over to their cup quality.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Both Virgos and Taureans are known to be headstrong perfectionists, so don’t be too harsh on yourself during these fun few weeks.

— Snehaa Khanna Sahgal, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025

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As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff).

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025

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