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In this Fire sign, the messenger planet not only turns up the volume in communication but is also notorious for having unfiltered opinions, not to mention its brutally honest observations.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Keaton’s ambivalence turns up in many of her roles, too.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The resistance shows up in the form of a former gang member who edits Elephant Graveyard-style exposés on the game show, and a pamphlet-printing revolutionary (Michael Cera) with a personal grudge against the cops.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Morgan Freeman’s Thaddeus shows up, still twinkling with duplicity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Sneaks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaks%20up. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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