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And no justice stepped in when Alito thumbed his nose at the recusal statute enacted by Congress.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 July 2024
Resist the temptation to swing right for a view of the Bronze Fonz, a perky yet not entirely convincing statue of Henry Winkler, thumbs erect for all eternity.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Though Bey has not given Harris her official thumbs up, her mother, Tina Knowles, joined a group of stars giving the veep’s run their stamp of approval.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 July 2024
The subtext of the decision is that Burke was a little too keen to thumb the scales towards his preferred outcome.
—Paul R. Townsend, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2024
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 July 2024
Resist the temptation to swing right for a view of the Bronze Fonz, a perky yet not entirely convincing statue of Henry Winkler, thumbs erect for all eternity.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Though Bey has not given Harris her official thumbs up, her mother, Tina Knowles, joined a group of stars giving the veep’s run their stamp of approval.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 July 2024
The subtext of the decision is that Burke was a little too keen to thumb the scales towards his preferred outcome.
—Paul R. Townsend, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2024
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“Thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thumb. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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