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In a sports world shocker, ESPN‘s lead NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski will retire from the sports giant — and from the news business altogether — to lead the basketball program at his alma mater St. Bonaventure.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
The shocker is how the soft, almost-fruity elements of the barley are amplified with the implementation of that single malt finish.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Sheridan, who famously writes Yellowstone solo, was not super into that idea (shocker), and conversations spiraled from there, with Paramount walking away as well.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Hammer’s golden period could be traced from the mid-1950s through the 1960s, when iconic films such as Lee’s Dracula were followed up by monster shockers such as The Gorgon and The Plague of the Zombies and psycho-thrillers such as Taste of Fear and Paranoiac.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
The shocker is how the soft, almost-fruity elements of the barley are amplified with the implementation of that single malt finish.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Sheridan, who famously writes Yellowstone solo, was not super into that idea (shocker), and conversations spiraled from there, with Paramount walking away as well.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Hammer’s golden period could be traced from the mid-1950s through the 1960s, when iconic films such as Lee’s Dracula were followed up by monster shockers such as The Gorgon and The Plague of the Zombies and psycho-thrillers such as Taste of Fear and Paranoiac.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Shocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shocker. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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