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Then, Taylor Russell and Alicia Keys attended Tiffany & Co.’s Blue Book Gala in a two-tiered chignon and braided ponytail respectively.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Loomer and Benjamin effectively braid these threads into a portrait as much of place and community as of a single young woman’s aspirations.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The live performance was shot in a single day as a oner using the 65-pound IMAX camera on a steadicam, which winds its way around the juke in three sections.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2025
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Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin recounts the winding road of her life and career as the most influential Deaf actor of her generation.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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Among the haunting remnants, one image has stayed with me—a child's lock of hair, neatly plaited and tied with a small red ribbon, matted with mud.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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From the Pilgrims and founding fathers through the frontier and all the way to today’s hustle culture, gig economy, and ragged-by-design safety net, the essential American folk tale has plaited hard work with destiny, self-reliance with self-actualization, and success with moral worth.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Nyoni wisely subtitles the whole film so that even non-Zambians can be immersed in this twining stream of words without worrying too much about the switching currents.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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Think tall plants with large, dramatic leaves and twining vines that can climb up a shelf or spill out of a container.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
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The late pontiff was laid out in red robes, a bishop’s pointed miter and a rosary entwined in his hands.—
COLLEEN BARRY,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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With his question still unanswered, the narrator’s obsessive pursuit of the truth becomes entwined with an ever more desperate – and dangerous – quest to find Sylvia.—
Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Apr. 2025
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The girl howled, writhing in a dark puddle on the ground.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In a remote region of northern Australia, an armless creature writhed deeper into the dirt and pushed itself along with its clawed toes.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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Sherrod opened the scoring with a 65-yard touchdown, weaving through the defense before breaking into the open backfield.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Grid fleece weaves in about 5 percent elastane (aka Spandex) in a grid-like pattern (hence the name).—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Entwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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