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Noun
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Along with Law & Order, NBC has yet to decide the futures for dramas The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds — though the latter was pulled from the schedule and will wrap up in the summer — and first-year comedies Stumble and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Colin's starred in comedies like The House Bunny and Orange County with Jack Black.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Because San Diego is one of the biggest creators of new plays and musicals in the United States, the new musical and play categories were the highlights of the evening.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The performers in the touring casts of Broadway musicals often follow strikingly similar paths from high school to hit show — hours spent practicing show tunes with vocal coaches, years of dance classes, roles in a dozen amateur musical theater productions.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cutesy anecdotes alternated with triumphs and tragedies—a school district rescued from a ransomware gang, an iPad salvaged from a plane crash.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The city of Hayward in February experienced one of the deadliest 10-day stretches for pedestrians in the city’s history, leading the public to call on leaders to quickly approve a plan to help prevent future tragedies.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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