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The screenplay is adapted from short stories by Ajeet Cour, an influential and pioneering feminist voice in modern Punjabi literature.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2026 -
Behrman's award winning short stories have been published in journals, magazines, short story dispensers and an anthology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The contest, launched to promote young designers from leading design schools worldwide, selects a theme each year that challenges students to infuse innovation into the brand’s signature yarns.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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The Diplomat, Slow Horses, and Paradise all feel like worthy nominees, but the fact that these three crowd-pleasing geopolitical conspiracy yarns have such overlap in their themes is going to keep any one of them from leaping ahead as a winner.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The fantasy comedy twisted the types of fairy tales that Disney was known for with cruder and sillier humor and centered a grumpy ogre journeying to save a princess.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Most fairy tales start with a damsel in distress, but this one began with a late-night endless scroll during peak COVID.—
Camille Okhio,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Currently in post-production, the film combines Cambodian cultural narratives with English-language accessibility.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Clark has pioneered new techniques in hybrid filmmaking—merging traditional production with GenAI tools—while also creating some of the most advanced fully generative narratives to date.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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Text messages in court records show a brief and ambiguous exchange between McCluskie and Williamson that backs that up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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All three games in the series were tightly contested in a matchup between the two teams with the best records in the National League.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Bedtime stories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20stories. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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