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Then, teases trickled out for a few months before, and unexpectedly, WB dropped a teaser on social media in May, sending fans into a whirlwind.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
12 July 2025 -
After years of waiting and teasers from director James Gunn, the new Superman movie is now playing in theaters.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The band’s music was ragged and dry, the work of self-referential pranksters scavenging for meaning at the tail end of rock’s imperial era.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Despite starting out as pranksters, the Brueckners hope that their followers continue to see how authentic their relationship is.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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This time, the comedienne was asked back to comment on Newark’s airport safety, acting out a bit while on a JetBlue flight.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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Choi is a talented comedienne, so some of her too-drunk drama scenes are entertainingly funny, but at the same time her character’s self-destructive tendencies are also heartbreaking.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
27 Aug. 2024
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Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2024
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“Practical joker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practical%20joker. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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