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Princess Bride is superbly planned and deferentially orchestrated — its theme fits its telling.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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What Muller is flagging, politely, almost generously, is that policy unpredictability is now doing more damage than hardship.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The case exposed the depressing banality of it all—the man smiling politely at you at the bakery, only to rape your comatose body at night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Well, respectfully, Israel has air superiority over Iran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Embark on a scenic drive, but do so respectfully.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Having traded his signature smocks and fedora for a black tuxedo and shiny Oxfords, Schnabel bowed gallantly to the crowd and embraced Isaac and his cast throughout the ovation.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Visits by senior officials from Taiwan to Japan are sensitive, and such trips, if any, are usually conducted discreetly.—
Yian Lee,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Smaller bars are easier to store discreetly, but larger bars consolidate value into fewer pieces, which can simplify organization.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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China's ambassador on disarmament, Shen Jian, did not directly address DiNanno's charge but said Beijing had always acted prudently and responsibly on nuclear issues.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Utilities must control costs, operate efficiently, manage projects prudently, and meet performance standards to achieve them.—
Rory M. Christian,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Rather than trying to cram in too much, Irontown Modular has sensibly kept things nice and simple inside, and this helps lend the space an open and spacious appearance.—
Adam Williams
March 03,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ukraine sensibly sees firm security guarantees as the necessary starting point to ensure that any territorial concessions don’t become a foothold from which Russia can simply resume its attack.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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That said, silver investing should be approached judiciously at all times, but particularly this March, despite its inflation-hedging and portfolio diversifying features being well known.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Acquiring Poitras wouldn’t be especially affordable, and a Bruins team that’s keeping an eye on the future would probably be looking for the sort of futures that the Canucks need to spend very judiciously (if at all) in return.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Solicitously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitously. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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