as in excellent
of the very best kind
an A1 mom deserves only the very best Mother's Day card
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Adjective
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The Horned Frogs had a mix of air raid and veer-and-shoot principles under Briles, but are expected to move more to a pro-style scheme under Sammis, who had excellent success with that style of offense at UConn.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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In the pre-show rooms, both real-life actors seen were excellent at interacting with real-life visitors and prerecorded monotone movie stars.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Looking at art is just as valid right now, so anything from visiting a sculpture gallery to watching a passion-project film would be a superb way to spend today.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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So a first question, after this signature collaboration between Rodríguez, Cobos and Corral, is how many others in Spain’s superb youngish cadre of film and TV creators – Sorogoyen, Ruiz de Azúa, the Javis and Laxe, to name just a few – may end up working with Corral.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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There’s a terrific movie buried in a two-and-a-half-hour runtime — which cost him a competition slot at Venice.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Mar. 2026
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Both Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm scored two goals apiece and Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for a terrific win.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Of course, all of the discourse is taking place on the lovely, totally non-toxic place that is the internet.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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And your answers were so lovely.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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The resort stands in a prime oceanfront position on the southern edge of pretty San José del Cabo, just a 20 minutes’ drive from Los Cabos International Airport and 5 minutes from the artsy town center itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Since the location on Second Avenue near Wynwood Walls was prime real estate, Becherano said the market was only supposed to be there for two years.—
Amanda Rosa
March 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Disciples of Soul were awesome; great horns and backup singers.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The mentality, the approaches, have all been awesome.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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Food and drink The food throughout Vietnam is fantastic and is a huge reason to visit the country.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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And that should pair nicely with an offense the club expects to be fantastic.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The teams got invaluable data — and some wonderful video too.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Books Are Magic, a wonderful bookshop owned by novelist Emma Staub, alone could suck up an entire morning.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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