After his turn, English let out a sigh, exhausted by all the extemporaneous scribing.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Getty Images For the last several months, brands, influencers, and rank-and-file workers alike have been invoking the year 2016 with a fervor that feels less like a throwback trend and more like a collective sigh of relief.
Featuring gasp-worthy twists and a committed ensemble (particularly Kate Hudson and Janelle Monáe), Glass Onion is an entertaining mystery with a healthy dose of social satire.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Allen then settled into a lawn chair a few feet from away and watched his friend gasp for air for about eight minutes.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
When Kuminga removed his sweats, walked to the scorer’s table and checked in to begin the second quarter Tuesday night, a murmur grew into a modest standing ovation as the fans inside Chase Center realized what was happening.
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Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
Outside, the marinas become villages — food stalls, shaded lounges, the steady murmur of deals being courted.
The sound of the waves and the gurgle of cascading water radiate a monastic serenity; the spa has a fine selection of hot-stone and deep-tissue massages.
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Chandrahas Choudhury,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Mar. 2024
By using studio-grade microphones, the earbuds can feed the surrounding soundscape directly into the listener’s ears with a sense of realism that’s free from any hiss or distortion.
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Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
The hiss of our skis seemed louder and crisper with no one else around.
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