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Holy rara avis, Batman!—
Peter Mehlman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Nov. 2020 -
Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 June 2021
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Paring payroll and procuring prospects took precedence, prompting wonder whether that run could be waning.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Squid Game could have been a one-season wonder instead of a three-season bummer.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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As a teenage prodigy, June Carter toured with her mother, Maybelle, her aunt Sara and uncle A. P. Carter as the legendary Carter Family.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Jim Shooter, the comics industry titan who went from teenage writing prodigy to seminal but divisive editor-in-chief for Marvel Comics in the 1980s, has died after a battle with esophageal cancer.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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The new see-through marvels of the Temporis Duo Grand Complication Openface add to Vacheron’s rich history of minute repeaters and complications, and like the Solaria, is a piece unique for one collector to savor.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
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An architectural marvel, the Link is the world’s longest cantilever, floating between two towers like a futuristic sky bridge.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Rare bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rare%20bird. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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