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Venus Williams playfully shaded her former doubles partner and sister Serena during the US Open.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Between her huge mane of hair and his white cowboy hat, Gaga and Mars playfully evoked '70s country music duos.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The two animatedly discuss the issue, veering off topic at times into snake-hunting and a plot point from a Spider-Man film.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025
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Then, in the 58th minute, he was seen speaking into his mobile phone, talking and gesticulating animatedly.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The song's interplay between choir and orchestra is buoyantly euphoric, opening a door to bolder, more intentionally progressive and soulful sounds in the country's mainstream.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 May 2025
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Then again, maybe $1,000 just rolls trippingly off the tongue and into Trump’s good graces.—
Stephen Gandel,
The Seattle Times,
3 Feb. 2018
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One man, whose arrogance and ego lead him trippingly into chaos of his own making, can turn a shining city on the hill into a shadowy, taudry replica of itself. …—
James Hohmann,
Washington Post,
14 July 2017
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While skittishly edited, the film nevertheless builds up Faithfull’s biography in basic chronological order.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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By that yardstick, this clearance moved briskly.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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There are multiple scenes of him as a younger man walking briskly on city streets, briefcase tucked under an arm – purposeful, directed, not idling or taking in the ambiance around him.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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This is because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to forage and digest raw foods sufficient to support brains as energetically expensive as our own, contra many a modern paleo-diet guru.—
Peter Brannen,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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This conversational experience now revolves around a prominent chat interface that spans most of the screen, always present and energetically guiding users to ask, discover, and engage.—
Danika Wong,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Sportively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportively. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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