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as in crooning
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as in escaping
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The group’s members respond in kind, crooning the song’s longing lyrics in Korean at Minogue as the studio audience lose it and their other four bandmates, and J Balvin, look on with big smiles from chairs just offstage.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
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Intoxicated by the attention—and the presence of the wannabe tragedienne Gloria (a sinuous, Kurt Weill–crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger nevertheless must reckon with the authenticity of this newfound circle of aspirants.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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In this add on, a meteor lands on a volcanic island and so Kirby is left collecting shards of a shattered crystal and preventing an eerie presence from inside the rock from escaping.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Story of Pearl Girl centers on a sharp, scrappy heroine (Zhao Lusi) who claws her way into high society after escaping a cruel pearl farm.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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That would be akin to getting out of the frying pan and landing in the fire.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Between breakfast, packing lunches, and getting out the door with two matching shoes, the struggle is real.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Expect to marvel at saddles blanketed in blueberries and multi-hued wildflowers, marmots trilling their warnings, ibex perched on rocky spines, and neon critters that wiggle and hop underfoot.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Funke, her voice quavering throughout, recounted the events of the previous night.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her voice quavering with emotion, Pawol talked about getting the news during a Wednesday conference call with director of umpire development Rich Rieker and vice president of umpire operations Matt McKendry.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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But with the wheels realigned and the engine humming again, the Broncos now have to sit in neutral.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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Kelce also had a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered on Netflix in July, and New Heights, his podcast with his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, is humming along after Amazon’s Wondery picked it up last year in a three-year deal for a minimum of $105 million.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Warrants in Texas have been issued for the absconding Democrats arrest.—
Jim Talamonti,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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In early-1970s Framingham, Massachusetts, taciturn family man James (Josh O’Connor) makes the rash, largely inscrutable decision to orchestrate a heist at the local art museum, absconding with a selection of modern paintings—without much of a plan.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Collectively, these four viral posts expertly trolling Belichick pomp received nearly 225,000 likes, were reposted 11,000 times, and were picked by media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, and USA Today.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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Governor Gavin Newsom of California is having an impact through his memes trolling Trump.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Scatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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