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The entrance to the presentation was decorated to look as if attendees were emerging from a 20-foot dress of a model positioned on a higher floor holding a shimmering torch and wearing a crown a la the Statue of Liberty.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Kogonada anchored this intellectual coming-of-age story in keenly perceptive images of the city’s buildings, as if seen through Casey’s mind’s eye, lending detailed and specific material reality to Casey’s inner life.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
While Rufus appears relaxed and at ease, Conan can be seen licking the dog's face as if performing a gentle grooming ritual.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The Broncos quickly pivoted off Russell Wilson, eating his burdensome salary in 2024, and pushed the franchise forward as if pressing the fast forward button on a VCR.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Kogonada anchored this intellectual coming-of-age story in keenly perceptive images of the city’s buildings, as if seen through Casey’s mind’s eye, lending detailed and specific material reality to Casey’s inner life.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
While Rufus appears relaxed and at ease, Conan can be seen licking the dog's face as if performing a gentle grooming ritual.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The Broncos quickly pivoted off Russell Wilson, eating his burdensome salary in 2024, and pushed the franchise forward as if pressing the fast forward button on a VCR.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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