Only Alain seems eager to ignore the disinformation and embrace this Potemkin village as the real deal (except when his eyes show a gathering concern).
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Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
But his proudest accomplishments amount to little more than a progressive Potemkin village.
New Zealand Christmas trees, fig leaf plants and paspalum grass accent the outdoor living space.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
In a time when the suffering and seemingly hopeless prospects of America’s poor are known to all who have eyes to see, the only fig leaf available to hide the obscenity of this bill is the old partisan charge of waste, fraud and abuse.
Unlike the closed-coupe Chiron, which cocoons you from its inner workings, the Mistral delivers a raw mechanical sound bath, tempered only by a pop-in wind deflector (fixed in examples for North America)—just aft of the seats—that reduces cabin turbulence and shields air-flow.
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Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
Yet there is still a whiff of old-fashioned British grandeur about the production, with its fluttering pennants, Norman kite shields, and mounted knights.
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Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
The large slats of shutters might be easier to vacuum than those of mini blinds or even cellular shades, so make a plan based on your window blind type and style.
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Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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