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As society gal Rose DeWitt Bukater, Melissa Barrera has freewheeling fun with Kate Winslett’s unhappy bride-to-be character.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026 -
That gal can sure spend our money.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Josett allegedly drove by his former mistress' home several times and called her and her new boyfriend relentlessly, as many as 58 times in one day, according to prosecutors.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Whatever sorcery is at work, McFadden is a writer at the top of her game—and the undisputed mistress of the psychological thriller.—
E.L. James,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Fred Tibbetts coached high school girls’ basketball for almost three decades, amassing more than 500 wins, including a 111-game winning streak and seven undefeated championship seasons.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Seminole’s undefeated girls water polo team (31-0) leads the Orlando Sentinel 2024 All-Area team.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pippi is this young, really strong, nine-year-old kick-ass gal, redefining the roles in a strict little town where people don’t expect a young lass to be living on her own.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Dec. 2025
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The two boys look at each other and then take three snailish steps toward the open window of the Lincoln, the older with his arm flung horizontal like hazard tape across his brother's chest.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Naqvi, a poster-boy of late-20th-century globalization, was a notable standard-bearer for this mission.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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The jury won’t hear about the 1963 case, how Marcelin, was found guilty of shooting girlfriend Jacquieline Bonds in the hallway of an Harlem apartment, then chased her into a bedroom and shot her again.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The suspect’s wife and another woman believed to be his girlfriend were shot and seriously wounded.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Platter remained seemingly unseduced, although, as a talented lutist, he was once recruited to serenade another man’s inamorata for a full ninety minutes.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sebastian’s inamorata, Ellie (Leslie Bibb), is the only daughter of hotel magnate William Collins XII (David Rasche) and his US senator wife, Tigger (Kim Cattrall); and, yes, Tigger is her government name.—
Odie Henderson,
BostonGlobe.com,
24 May 2023
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She’ll be joined by the ensemble of Rachel Brosnahan (who is Superman’s current beau Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), Nathan Fillion (Guy Gardner), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific) and Aaron Pierre (John Stewart/Green Lantern).—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Her billionaire beau wore a suit with an oxblood tie.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Tootsie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tootsie. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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