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Noun
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The vast majority are honorable and conform their actions to the rules.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
Capricorns do not act impulsively and are cognizant of their actions, which is why Sarah is a sea-goat.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Noun
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And then there’s the daffy spectacle of the films themselves, with plots beholden to almost avant-garde manipulations of time, space, and reality.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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This sets up a bafflingly complex series of plots and counterplots that can’t quite disguise the fact that there only two people in the movie’s world with pockets deep enough to buy out the company.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ground zero of all stories of literary fandom begins and ends with Misery, whose characters were immortalized by Kathy Bates and James Caan in the movie adaptation of this psychological thriller.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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During Monday’s meeting, VanTrust Vice President of Development David Rezac showed renderings of the new office building — a 450,000 square foot building that will feature three amenity decks, 6 stories of parking, an outdoor plaza space, and a retreat center with an amphitheater.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The tool then used multi-agent reasoning to surface direct quotes from speakers that support or push back on the central themes.—
Gina Chua,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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Its vision is sharp and clever, its humor unexpected, and its handling of themes of mortality and home genuinely moving.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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But behind the stunning images was an attention to scientific accuracy that helped teach people about complex subjects like evolution, animal behavior and biodiversity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The families' willingness to serve as research subjects over the past two decades has allowed scientists to make key discoveries about how Alzheimer's begins, and how certain drugs may slow its progress.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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“Subplots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplots. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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