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That zeal, her daughter explains, also defined the way Ladd led her life away from the cameras — and fueled her devotion to Beyond the Scars.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Trump knows it, but still took a stab from his privileged bully pulpit in Switzerland with the zeal of neocolonialism.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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Mickela Mallozzi dances with the same fervor that Anthony Bourdain brought to eating, that Sam Brown brings to vacationing, and that Rick Steves brings to doing Europe on a shoestring.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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The fervor over the company in 2021, which sent the struggling video retailer’s stock up 2,700%, was inspired in part by hedge funds and retail investors’ understanding that the company was growing obsolete.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 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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The exuberance over the office sector was well-placed in 2019.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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A lot of exuberance could be rising in your mind and heart today.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2026
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In practice that means less competition and more enthusiasm.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 Feb. 2026
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That’s a solid start for the $40 million production, which is expected to stick around beyond its debut, thanks to great word-of-mouth and enthusiasm for original horror.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Zealousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealousness. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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