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In this case, that ball happens to be the complex that serves as the symbolic seat of the nation’s vibrant, messy, questioning, deeply political and hugely alive arts and culture scene.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026 -
While the raw metal value of Olympic medals is small compared with the millions of dollars athletes invest in training, their collective and symbolic value often far exceeds their material worth.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Maybe this skin-crawler is a creepy, allegorical drama about delusional paranoia.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In Baraka’s play, Clay and Lula serve as allegorical representations of Black assimilation and white supremacy, respectively.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the book, Pratt portrays himself as an emblematic Southern California character, obsessed with crystals and burritos, New Age notions and get-rich-quick schemes, self-mythology and the power of celebrity.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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The flap over news that this would be the NFL’s halftime entertainment is emblematic of the MAGA movement’s naked disinterest in much beyond a deciding say in the messaging of America’s largest platforms.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Sylleptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sylleptic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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