on the nose
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Recent Examples of on the nose
To its sadly unusual credit, each Enola Holmes film has taken on a different social issue to address, albeit at times rather on the nose-edly.
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Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
This is perhaps too on the nose, but what is the story of America without Native Americans and Indigenous storytellers?
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Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
As meet-cutes go, the first encounter between Jeff and Emilie Goldblum (née Livingston) was almost too on the nose.
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Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
This is perhaps too on the nose, but what is the story of America without Native Americans and Indigenous storytellers?
—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
As meet-cutes go, the first encounter between Jeff and Emilie Goldblum (née Livingston) was almost too on the nose.
—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
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“On the nose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/on%20the%20nose. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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