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Noun
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Polen talks about lean manufacturing with the same zeal that other CEOs talk about AI.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026 -
Sámi filmmaker Elisabeth Rasmussen follows the impressive results of his research, which costs peanuts compared to the enormous budget poured into comparable space missions, with equal zeal and enthusiasm.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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The greatness of his work isn’t only in its documentation of extraordinary events but in the fervor with which Wiseman himself experiences them.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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In her fervor to thwart ICE agents and score political brownie points, the governor is failing to do her job.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Both the principled zealotry of Douglas and the compromise-forging acumen of Dirksen are urgently needed if our communities and country will successfully tackle the formidable challenges that confront us.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The timing—paired with the zealotry at Charlie Kirk’s funeral and Trump’s revival of the White House Faith Office—has made a soft theocracy feel less fringe and more inevitable.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Alysa Liu’s irrepressible exuberance on the ice will get a lot of play.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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As for market exuberance, Silverblatt emphasized the need for investors to be cautious and well-informed.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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This year, with a bumper crop of the strange parrot’s favorite berries prompting a rare enthusiasm for mating, those working to save the birds hope for a record number of chicks in February, which would move the kakapo closer to defying what was not long ago believed to be certain extinction.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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That includes the films' cast, who have shared near-unanimous enthusiasm at the prospect of returning for a Mamma Mia 3.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Feb. 2026
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