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Finding clever new ways to tell a familiar story of crooked cops and small-town corruption, the movie calls to mind both the deadpan thrillers of the Coen brothers and the downbeat ’70s crime flicks of French helmer Alain Corneau.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026 -
These whodunits range from goofy comedies to disturbing thrillers.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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The streamer has a deep bench of horror films from all eras of cinema among its offerings, from influential classics like Nosferatu (1922) to newer hair-raisers like Possessor (2020), and all kinds of thrillers and chillers in between.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Avs, who won the President’s Trophy with the league’s best regular-season record, opened the playoffs with a pair of 2-1 nail-biters over the Kings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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The Music Box continues its series celebrating nail-biters centered on prison breaks.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Think structured round-robins, rotating roles in meetings, or paired discussions before group sharing.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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And many have speculated that Netflix’s vast trove of data informs certain narrative habits on its shows (cliff-hangers to encourage bingeing, for example, and frequent restating of plot points to engage viewers distracted by their phones).—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The biggest key to the success of minidramas, though, is the cliff-hangers, which push viewers to keep paying for the next episode.—
Yixuan Tan,
NBC news,
17 Aug. 2025
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Georgia gubernatorial primaries likely to head to runoffs Both the Democratic and Republican primaries could easily go to a runoff, meaning no single candidate reached a 50% majority during the first election.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Candidates look to avoid runoffs Meanwhile, Talarico and Crockett are hoping to avoid a May 26 runoff by capturing at least 50% of the Democratic vote in the March 3 primary.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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White Sox 15, Twins 2 Starting pitcher performance After giving up six runs — five earned — in his start to begin this road trip, rookie southpaw Connor Prielipp gave up another six runs on Wednesday.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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Starter Bryce Elder exited after 3 1/3 innings, charged with six runs, five of them earned, on nine hits, one walk and with just one strikeout.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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The squad also presents families with three spent rifle cartridges representing the three volleys fired in recognition of their veteran’s service.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The Idaho Statesman’s recent top stories span Idaho Power’s bid to build two new natural gas plants, a Boise State fan’s decision to drop serious cash on a chunk of the famous blue turf and Boise Mayor Lauren McLean’s verbal volleys at the Legislature in her State of the City speech.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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“Photo finishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo%20finishes. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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