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Recent Examples of well-handledThat scene was potentially such a minefield, but so well-handled.—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023 With most action confined to the family home, Bulgaria passes well enough for Anytown, U.S.A., and technical contributions all around are well-handled.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 19 July 2023
What Sara had to do with this information was to identify lonely-seeming middle-aged Americans online.
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Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
The ceremony honors the courage of seriously ill children and their families, and Harry will once again deliver a speech and present the award for Most Inspirational Child (aged 4–6).
Cillian Murphy plays the titular Steve, a beloved teacher at a controversial school that uses public funds to house violent and antisocial boys in a shabby old mansion.
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Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
The best is when Lee finds Wendell in the shabby living quarters above the bookstore.
Amid the album's release, Justin shared several clips and photos on Instagram of billboards and projections in various locations around the world featuring a photo with his 1-year-old son Jack Blues, and himself and his wife, 28, with the little one.
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Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
Far removed from the beat-up mini-fridges and crooked posters of the past, the dramatic transformations are unnecessary, some say, and reflect the widening line between the haves and have-nots in the United States.
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Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
24 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit alleges that the city of Melvindale used Furman to help eliminate its $1 million debt through improper impounds, and that Furman delivered by generating nearly $500,000 a year for the city in towing fees by targeting poor people in beat-up cars.
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