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To O’Connor, humor is a trapdoor, a way to disarm the audience in order to deliver that emotional payload.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025 -
Similar to the Broadway musical, the new movie ends with Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and her strawman swain Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) walking into the sunset away from Oz, after the revelation that Elphaba staged her own melting death by hiding under a trapdoor.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
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The entrance to the car park even passes under a portcullis and guests’ bags go through an X-ray machine hidden in the rock-face.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.—
Katherine Clarke,
WSJ,
3 Mar. 2022
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Different arrangements of these hydrogen bonds can shape ice’s crystalline structure into various configurations, from a hexagonal prism to a cubic lattice to less familiar lattice systems such as rhombohedral and tetragonal.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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Gustave Eiffel's controversial wrought-iron lattice tower has been polarizing Parisians since it was built for the 1889 World's Fair, but today, the Eiffel Tower is one of the most beloved and instantly recognizable landmarks in the city—and the world.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rahman, a 30-year-old fast bowler, is the all-time leading wicket-taker for his nation in T20 cricket and has played regularly for Bangladesh across all formats of the game.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Before her five-wicket haul, Sharma (58) posted her third half-century of the tournament to help India reached the second highest total in a World Cup final after Australia’s 356-5 against England in 2022.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The 4-5 spots were a revolving door last year, but between the addition of Johan Oviedo, the return of Patrick Sandoval and Kutter Crawford from injury and up-and-coming youngsters like Connelly Early and Payton Tolle, the staff should be in a great spot.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Anybody who feels sceptical about Chelsea’s overall strategy — the voracious appetite for signing emerging talent, creating a revolving door at Stamford Bridge — is unlikely to take it as read that 41-year-old Rosenior is the man for the job.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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The first floor of the home includes a double door entry with views straight through to the lake.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2026
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The front of the Fowler Athletic Center at San Diego State includes a pair of double doors that open from the inside out.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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According to Costa, a preliminary investigation found that the victim was delivering mail to the residence when a 5-year-old pit bull forced the storm door open and attacked him.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Postern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postern. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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