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View gallery - 10 images Intended for full-time living, the Porto squeezes a lot into its modest footprint.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026 -
Even Zach Cherry squeezes plenty from his part as the dealership’s manager, who grows loudly resentful when Nate seems more emotionally invested in his biological children than coworkers.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
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How the missile survives enemy defenses Unlike hypersonic weapons that rely on extreme speed, the NCM-LCM survives by remaining difficult to detect.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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The regime survives, the missile program exists, and Iran can rebuild its nuclear program.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The hurricane season lasts six months, from June through November.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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If the sanctions waiver lasts only for the 60-day ceasefire extension following the agreement’s signing, international buyers could be unwilling to play ball, cautioned Homayoun Falakshahi, an oil market analyst at Kpler.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.—
Robert Lloyd,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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Barkin, who was dating Levinson at the time of the film’s production, gamely strives to anchor the odd, histrionic film with her performance and wrings real pathos out of Lynn’s brittle and wounded demeanor.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Like everything else that works here, Brie’s performance wrests the last scraps of freshness from a mode of filmmaking this movie knows is played out, but doesn’t have the particular strength to reinvent.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Here, the director wrests a radioactive joy from observing Godard generate ideas with his ensemble, even as others pull their hair out around him.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The city also boasts historical monuments of great interest, such as the Puerto Plata Lighthouse, which affords visitors stunning views of the ocean.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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For the more adventurous, the hike up Hurricane Ridge affords magnificent vistas of both the Olympic Mountains and Vancouver Island.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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“Scrapes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrapes%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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