The culprit — wearing tinted hippie glasses, a white tank top and a flower-print skirt — responded with a sheepish shrug and a smile.
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Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
14 June 2026
Back then, conventional wisdom still held that achieving pop-music success meant selling your album to a wide range of customers, including some who might have felt sheepish about their purchase.
The Movie finds its titular alpha wolf Scott McCall (Tyler Posey) a teenager no more, but still struggling with the same hangdog loneliness.
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CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2023
Like the rest of his teammates, fifth-year linebacker DeMarvion Overshown made certain to spin around and soak in the scene as hangdog Sooners fans emptied out of their half of the stadium with a full quarter to go.
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Nick Moyle,
San Antonio Express-News,
12 Oct. 2022
Unfortunately, Trump takes servile flattery as his due.
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Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Of course, all of this convenient acquiescence will sound familiar in the United States, where our own Congress and Department of Justice have been nothing if not servile to a brazenly corrupt executive.
Contrasting her with the meek, mysterious, and passive Anthy, the series examines the constrictions both men and women face via traditional gender roles, with an eye towards gender fluidity that remains radical today.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
The series centers on Cha Myung-jo, a meek worker at a company producing imitation character stickers who, despite nominally heading his household, lives in the shadow of his far more capable wife.
Teoscar Hernández was back from a hamstring injury, and a little bit humble.
—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
America's favorite investment has changed over time In 2008, as the Great Recession descended, Americans picked the humble savings account (and the certificate of deposit) as their favorite long-term investment in Gallup polls.
The section of Girls Like Girls that follows is its most rewarding and mature, as Coley processes her separation from Sonya by sinking herself into a menial restaurant job and hanging out with her dad.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
She’s supposed to help only with menial tasks, but often ends up helping solve mysteries that leave the police dumbfounded.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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