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Adverb
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Rachel Gilmore, a Canadian influencer who shows up first on the site, says she and others have been falsely accused of celebrating Kirk’s death.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025 -
This old-fashioned adventure stars Liam Neeson as the eponymous real-life chieftain, who in 18th-century Scotland romances Mary MacGregor (Jessica Lange) and goes on the run to clear his name after being falsely targeted by Archibald Cunningham (Tim Roth).—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
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Trump himself sued Paramount over the same interview, alleging it had been deceptively edited — a claim CBS strongly denied.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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And sometimes, those habits are deceptively simple.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The only scuffing—on shop doors, on the walls of the Métro—had been artfully painted on to make the scenery look appropriately aged.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Radley team has also created a tabloid-style newspaper with an artfully blurry image of Beka and her Romilly bag on the cover, and an interview inside.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Théodore Pellerin plays Matthew, a quiet young man who cannily navigates himself into the inner circle of a rising pop star, Oliver (Archie Madekwe).—
William Earl,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rental Family cannily exploits its unusual premise to both comical and moving effect.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Deceitfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceitfully. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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