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There are misty-eyed parent-child moments, digs at the wealthy, nods at the environment.—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 Is your parent always getting misty-eyed at the thought of their college days?—Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024 Every fan — whether those of us who got misty-eyed to his music in the ‘90s or romantic teenagers discovering him in recent years via social media — has their favorite Buckley songs.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 There are misty-eyed parent-child moments, digs at the wealthy, nods at the environment.—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 Most notably, their co-star, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, sobbed throughout the rendition, clearly channeling the millions of misty-eyed viewers at home.—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025 Like a chill senior’s valedictory address, Endgame mixes good-humored winks with a misty-eyed reverence for everything that’s come before while never wearing out its welcome.—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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