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Sugar Kane, the ukulele-strumming, bourbon-swigging sexpot, is nothing if not pure Marilyn.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Mar. 2026 -
The front-runner dropped the family-friendly persona and went full-on sexpot with his shirtless salsa.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Namasenda appeared on the cover of 2021’s Unlimited Ammo as a femme fatale straight out of The Matrix, a leather catsuit clinging to her body.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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And like any good femme fatale, Maddy is given savvy at the expense of moral scruple.—
The Editors,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 57-year-old man, who has not been identified, had attended a snake-charmer show while on vacation with his family when he was bitten by the animal earlier this month, according to German police, who didn’t release the exact date of the incident.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cobras coming up out of charmers’ baskets are generally six feet long.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The House galleries erupted in screams, chants, sirens, and outrage as the vote was taken.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Almost no one was outside, and there was no noise aside from the sound of approaching police sirens.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
5 May 2026
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“Sex symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20symbol. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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