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Adverb
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When wealthy velvet magnate Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif) moves in next door, at opulent Thrushcross Grange, Cathy awkwardly introduces herself, Edgar becomes smitten and his young ward Isabella (Alison Oliver) loves having a new girl friend.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026 -
The film is largely forgotten today, a minor effort awkwardly lodged between the grit of New Hollywood, on one side, and the schlocky flash-bang blockbusters of the eighties, on the other.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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That’s the real tragedy many have unfortunately lost sight of.—
Michael Zais,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Pratt unfortunately lost his home in the Palisades.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Ungracefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungracefully. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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