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Woods often uses comedy to lighten the load, and sometimes — especially in scenes with Plaza — pulls off the tricky feat of finding humor in serious or even dire situations.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
16 June 2026 -
There’s darkness in those words but also open-hearted passion, and Iceage largely pulls off this balancing act between the two vibes across all of For Love.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
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Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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The company showcased the upgrade in a video where Spot reads a handwritten to-do list and carries out tasks such as organizing shoes, picking up cans, and placing clothes in a laundry basket.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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The big question is how many of this year’s trophies five-time 2025 winner Lamar carries off this time.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2026
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These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Oct. 2025
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Whichever team winds up losing can point to a number of moments that could have changed the outcome.—
Mark Anderson,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
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The storm could bring half-dollar-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph, according to the weather service warnings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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Hunt brings off her single scene skillfully, but one can’t help suspecting that a whole other backstory was perhaps left on the cutting room floor.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Maybe other people struggling with their pups can realize the potential and teamwork that canicross brings about.—
Ula Chrobak,
Outside,
9 Aug. 2025
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Whether artificial intelligence brings about an apocalypse or a new age of enlightenment is a choice.—
Evan J. Schwartz,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Price dictates the market and decisions, Braschi said, adding that if a product costs less and achieves the results every brand desires, producers must comply with this rule.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Dec. 2025
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Recorded at Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival, this THR Presents conversation with cinematographer Barry Ackroyd offered a rare, inside look at how Kathryn Bigelow’s House of Dynamite — now on Netflix — achieves its unrelenting real-time intensity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Dec. 2025
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The more important evaluative question is not who creates an idea, but what the idea accomplishes.—
Chris Reed,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Delta accomplishes this pricing through a partnership with Fetcherr, a six-year-old Israeli company that also counts Azul, WestJet, Virgin Atlantic, and VivaAerobus as clients.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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“Works (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28at%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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