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Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 June 2021 -
Holy rara avis, Batman!—
Peter Mehlman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Nov. 2020
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Benjamín Echazarreta’s cinematography is alert to the workaday energy of the hotel as well as the eerie beauty of the setting, with its mix of fairy-tale wonder and bone-deep dread.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Some looks are too good to be treated as a one-wear wonder, and such looks are often by Chanel.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
14 May 2026
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Many initially dismissed the claim as premature hype surrounding a teenage prodigy.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The 11-year-old STEM prodigy, whose real name is Sean Atitsogbe, recently met the 70-year-old scientist, whose show Bill Nye the Science Guy inspired generations of scientists and science enthusiasts.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Mitchell is one of many of the Thunder’s scouting and development marvels.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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Grisebach’s fourth feature is just such a marvel, a verité social drama, cast with non-professionals, that from the improvisational immediacy of small-scale real life, gradually gathers all the elements of a sprawling crime epic.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Rare bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rare%20bird. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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