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This level of dealmaking far exceeds the bowling alley bets and small-time street gambles that have shaped Marty’s way of moving in the world, and Rockwell represents the kind of ruthless American capitalism and competition that requires humiliation and subjugation.
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Tulane, a small-time football program with big playoff dreams, was once a founding member of the SEC, now the most dominant conference in football.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
His luxury condo tower near downtown Coral Gables, a monument to his jump from small-time developer to emerging star, was over budget and behind schedule.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
His film follows a young, small-time hood named Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who steals a car, accidentally shoots a cop, then spends the next few days in Paris hanging out with his American sort-of girlfriend, Patricia Franchini (Jean Seberg).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Tulane, a small-time football program with big playoff dreams, was once a founding member of the SEC, now the most dominant conference in football.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
His luxury condo tower near downtown Coral Gables, a monument to his jump from small-time developer to emerging star, was over budget and behind schedule.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
His film follows a young, small-time hood named Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who steals a car, accidentally shoots a cop, then spends the next few days in Paris hanging out with his American sort-of girlfriend, Patricia Franchini (Jean Seberg).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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