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Mother Mary shivers in the middle of the barn with her head slung low while Sam upbraids the pop star for leaving her behind for other, whiter designers when her career went supernova.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
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Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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Continue reading … LATE-NIGHT LAMENT — Colbert lashes out at CBS, says cancellation ‘reinforced a narrative’ of ‘knee bending’ to Trump.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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When the camera pans to a framed photo of their 7-year-old son Kakeru (Rimu Kuwaki), composer Yuta Bandoh’s melancholy score provides an unsubtle hint that the boy is no longer with them.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Other times, the camera pans slowly, its drifting movements evoking the associative efforts to make sense of long-ago events.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The legal filing also faults the company’s handling of smoke damage claims, including denials of payments for hygienic testing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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On the next page, David Greising faults Mayor Brandon Johnson for failing to adequately entice the Bears to stay in Chicago.—
Colleen Kujawa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Saws buzz, trucks beep, and hammers clatter.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Hartthijs de Vries, the 29-year-old who has been with the team for every year of their existence, hammers the pace at the front to keep the breakaway in check.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Stumbling on to this ruse, Antoine’s friend and manager Armand (Gilles Lellouche) immediately can tell Suzanne is a fake and scolds her for exploiting his friend’s grief.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Or tie scolds to the ducking stool again.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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While the Cuban government often blames Washington’s sanctions and trade embargo for its financial woes, GAESA’s investment strategies have also contributed to the island’s economic demise, analysts said.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Dyer blames Washtenaw County Commission Chair Katie Scott for allegedly leaking this information to media outlets months after the investigation concluded.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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And Vance berates Democrats in a visit to Minneapolis.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Cast members performed on The Tonight Show and in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, in a sketch in which host Bad Bunny berates his friends for failing to grasp the movie’s brilliance.—
Eliza Berman,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Gibbets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbets. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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