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In the present, Billy wakes from a dream of hunting in a frozen environment to find Jane nearly vibrating with excitement in the bed next to him: Paradise’s annual carnival is today!
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
Try to separate the future financials from your mother’s needs in the present.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
The studies reviewed as part of the present research were conducted in Australia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, the US, and Finland.
—New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
The series exists in two timelines, with Thatcher’s teen version of Natalie existing in the ‘90s, while adult Natalie is played in the present day by Juliette Lewis.
—William Earl, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025
Try to separate the future financials from your mother’s needs in the present.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
The studies reviewed as part of the present research were conducted in Australia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, the US, and Finland.
—New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
The series exists in two timelines, with Thatcher’s teen version of Natalie existing in the ‘90s, while adult Natalie is played in the present day by Juliette Lewis.
—William Earl, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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