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Recent Examples of Holy Writ
Fortunately, Marvel Studios has always treated its comic books as inspiration rather than holy writ, so Schaeffer felt at liberty to simplify Billy’s origins as needed.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
After years of hints and rumors of a sequel to 2014’s celebrated Black Metal, fans pored over its sequel like holy writ to glean priceless scraps of insight into Blunt’s evolution.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
As the word implies, for some fans, canon is no less than holy writ.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Putting aside holy writ, Greek and Roman classical writers were going to be the ones with a direct line to wisdom and truth.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Neither did another aspect to Utah’s defeat — and an additional cardinal sin in Whittingham’s holy writ of football: giving up huge chunks of yardage by way of an inability to stop the run.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
While ostensibly about historical issues, the Central Committee’s resolution — practically holy writ for officials — will shape China’s politics and society for decades to come.
—New York Times, 7 Nov. 2021
Pundits have latched onto these voter surveys, treating them as holy writ.
—Jeff Scrima, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2020
Taking the stage after Trump, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tore into his GOP primary rival’s attempt to use holy writ as a shibboleth.
—Peter Manseau, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2020
Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
After years of hints and rumors of a sequel to 2014’s celebrated Black Metal, fans pored over its sequel like holy writ to glean priceless scraps of insight into Blunt’s evolution.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
As the word implies, for some fans, canon is no less than holy writ.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Putting aside holy writ, Greek and Roman classical writers were going to be the ones with a direct line to wisdom and truth.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Neither did another aspect to Utah’s defeat — and an additional cardinal sin in Whittingham’s holy writ of football: giving up huge chunks of yardage by way of an inability to stop the run.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
While ostensibly about historical issues, the Central Committee’s resolution — practically holy writ for officials — will shape China’s politics and society for decades to come.
—New York Times, 7 Nov. 2021
Pundits have latched onto these voter surveys, treating them as holy writ.
—Jeff Scrima, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2020
Taking the stage after Trump, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tore into his GOP primary rival’s attempt to use holy writ as a shibboleth.
—Peter Manseau, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2020
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