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Recent Examples of roisterOne of his sons, Thomas (Dean-Charles Chapman), though hardly old enough to be in long pants, wears shining armor, while the other son, Hal (Timothée Chalamet), is a slouch who wastes his life in roistering.—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2019
First up, while people are revelling following the verdict, the emotional intensity of reaction can be traced to a sense of loss.
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Callum Booth,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Key speeches are faithfully delivered to an audience of two, not thousands; a scene of soldiers destructively revelling on a bridge is given a different spirit by ironic, out-of-time horseplay.
Most everything else can be consumed or binged at a viewer’s leisure.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2025
Her love of science came from watching PBS shows as a kid with her mom and spending too much time binging Doctor Who.
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Image Image In the village of Midsomer Norton, about 50 miles away, 100 people or so turned out for a community event to wassail three small apple trees in the local park.
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Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
This drink was often used as part of wassailing in England.
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BHG Test Kitchen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2023
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