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The move comes after Davis left his longtime perch at ComicBook in August 2024 after spending a decade building a reputation for his amiable, geek-friendly interviews that mixed journalism and fandom, and for co-hosting the Phase Zero podcast.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
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Carruthers was by far the more amiable of the two, striving to seem tractable and reasonable while nevertheless lying flamboyantly.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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At this point of the pregnancy, cat moms are also very friendly and often more docile than usual.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Carruthers was by far the more amiable of the two, striving to seem tractable and reasonable while nevertheless lying flamboyantly.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The research team developed a route-planning system for Astrobee, the ISS’s robotic assistant, that leverages sequential convex programming—a method that decomposes complex trajectory planning into smaller, tractable steps while guaranteeing safety and feasibility.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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The generals reduced even their limited need for an obedient prime minister.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
1 Dec. 2025
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Since Francoism promoted an image of women as obedient wives and self-sacrificing mothers devoted to the Catholic family model, Republican women were demonized as immoral, dangerous and unworthy of motherhood.—
Zaya Rustamova,
The Conversation,
19 Nov. 2025
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Usually, guys with power like to be submissive and are bottoms.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Mister is by nature a friendly doggie who is always sweet and obliging when strangers want to pet him.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Aug. 2025
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Since their arrival this week, members of the guard have spent much of their time posted near landmarks and standing next to armored vehicles, amiably obliging tourists who request selfies.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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For starters, the applicable standard of review—meaning how the Ninth Circuit will evaluate Wilken’s ruling—is deferential to Wilken as the trial judge.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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But under that deferential standard, the District Court’s ‘plausible’ (actually, quite careful) factfinding must survive.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
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Maintaining opportunities, programs and the educational experience is the district’s top priority when evaluating these cuts, Marking said, in addition to staying compliant with the law and contracts with labor partners.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle is fully compliant with National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Standards.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Ruly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruly. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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