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Noun
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With a few simple prompts, anyone can summon up a team of realistic alter egos.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mira’s first middle-school dance was coming up, and there was discussion among her friends about dresses and hair styles.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Other changes would require private guardians to attest to the court that their efforts to locate family or friends were exhausted prior to appointment.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Stuart Fails to Save the Universe centers on Sussman as comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, who was introduced on the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory when his pals Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) would visit the shop.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
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Although John Wick‘s journey would appear to be over, some old assassin pals still have some work to do.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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Volunteer buddies pitch in - mostly from local high schools - to support each player one-on-one.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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All his buddies are killed, and the lone survivor returns home to be haunted by their memories.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Actor Taye Diggs and partners Autumn Federici, Shelby Stone, James Black, and Troy Brookins on Thursday announced the launch of Microhouse Films, a mobile-first vertical storytelling platform putting distribution in the hands of filmmakers, which is set to launch this spring.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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That kind of support from community partners was always the intention of Measure H, said Hogeboom, who helped advocate for the measure.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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In a 2006 study, Redelmeier and his colleagues found that acronyms may improve a trial’s likelihood of being cited.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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So many of my female colleagues are moms or moms-to-be, and there is comfort in being around other working women who are also building families.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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When published in 1844, Dumas' novel, which evokes the adventures of musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan — yes, there were actually four musketeers — became an overnight sensation.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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While the hero existed — as did Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, or at least musketeers with similar names — most of the actual stories are invented, either by the sensationalist biographer or Dumas himself.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In this entry, the third of the series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums at a children’s finishing school for magicians called Hogwarts must work together to protect Harry from a killer named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who intends to kill the young wizard.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now, Byfield and chums are hitting their stride at the right moment.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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