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Meanwhile the Sierra Madre Playhouse, built for the silents, has become the L.A. area’s newest performing arts center, where Wild Up will be in residence.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Dec. 2024 -
Boles started his Hollywood career in the silents, but became a big star in the talkies.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
5 Nov. 2024
Noun
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In a investigation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found a conveyor belt at the Jeep facility lacked adequate safety features.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The new species was identified by its scale pattern, skeleton, jaws, body proportions and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Orchestra has even wrote new songs and put out an album in the early 2000s and just last year was the subject of a documentary film.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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The new documentary was created by Richard Yelland.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Dress Code: Modest swimwear is required, and swimsuits, rash guards and knee-length shorts are allowed.—
Evan Moore
August 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The musician's outfit consisted of a green and black hoodie, hot pink micro shorts and black Adidas sneakers with a coordinating hot pink heel.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Laugh Lines: Test your knowledge of classic New Yorker cartoons.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2025
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Novelty waffle makers create waffles in fun shapes, like rocket ships or cartoon characters.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
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The film debuted at the 2025 Cannes International Film Festival.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In May 2025, IndieWire reported that Murphy was in talks to star opposite Daniel Craig in Damien Chazelle’s next film.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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The docudrama also features a man who claims a friend, who is now dead, confessed his involvement to him 40 years ago.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
15 July 2025
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Gordon-Levitt is currently working on an untitled AI thriller with Anne Hathaway, who starred in AppleTV’s tech founder docudrama WeCrashed with Jared Leto, about the rise and fall of the WeWork co-founders.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2022
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To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.—
Olivia Muenter,
Woman's Day,
14 June 2022
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“Talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkie. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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