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That could spell the end of the line for Sporkey, Rex, Hamm, Bo Peep and the other dolls and action figures that once delighted Bonnie.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026 -
While the Absolute characters are starting to appear on apparel and action figures are available to pre-order, this marks the first time the characters will be seen in screen form beyond the pages of the comic books.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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For Panaro's home, Bruno’s interior design strategy—which took inspiration from Russian nesting dolls—wasn’t just about optimizing square footage.—
Ludovica Stevan,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2026
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From Hot Wheels to toy dolls, each item is handpicked and carefully listed online by Cameron himself.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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While many departures could be precautionary rather than permanent, the figures point to a rupture in what had been a steady migration from Britain to the Gulf.—
Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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The recent figures don’t represent a retreat for the sector; on the contrary, 2025 was a record year for climate fund closes.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The 750-ton building was placed onto 20 dollies and moved onto city property where it was ultimately restored and opened as a museum and events venue.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Each band’s gear had been set up on dollies and risers, secured under forty-foot-long tents.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Sid spent much of the 1950s touring his marionettes in Europe and even appeared with Judy Garland as her opening act during the latter part of the decade.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, making marionettes entered the picture.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What about the ten years during which Giacometti sculpted human heads from live study, and carved innumerable miniscule figurines?—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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La Cocina, one of the property’s three restaurants, felt, to me, like an open-air art gallery more than a restaurant, with wooden shelves displaying ceramics and beaded figurines made by the area’s Indigenous Wixárika community.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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The show’s longtime emcee Jeff Probst has managed four consecutive statuettes for outstanding host of a reality or competition program from 2008 to 2011.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Well, that's a trick question, because she's admitted to (probably) losing one of the multiple statuettes in her collection of golden hardware.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Rag dolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20dolls. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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