The melody is crooning and desperate, and their harmonies intertwine in a way that is supposed to mirror their bodies.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
In the bit, Rihanna and Ronnie (Andy Samberg) are dropping knowledge to a group of grade schoolers with the singer crooning in her power range as timid Ronnie can barely rise above a whisper to her utter consternation.
The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.
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Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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.
Funke, her voice quavering throughout, recounted the events of the previous night.
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Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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.
The bad news is that there are already murmurs in Brussels about piecemeal, incremental measures – harmonizing certain national laws, creating yet another framework for EU member states to fuss over and interpret.
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Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
The pair performed the record in its most bare form, trading verses back and forth before harmonizing together on the chorus.
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