as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
an overuse of slow motion is one of the filmmaker's more annoying erraticisms
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And our favorite trick is shopping the Better Homes & Gardens Juliet bedroom furniture line at Walmart.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Feb. 2025 -
The trick is finding the place that aligns with your style.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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While not all cities’ bus rapid transit lines are the same, the systems are generally defined by several key characteristics: ► Dedicated, bus-only lanes in the center of the roadway.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Actively scan device characteristics for identification.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2025
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According to Lalich, there’s one consistent trait among those who join cults, online or otherwise: idealism.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Not that the other traits can’t be there as well, but the size, and using that size, must be a constant.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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What appears to be tripping people up is that Culkin’s voice and mannerisms remain unchanged from role to role.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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Most people get to see their own features and mannerisms reflected in the parents who raised them.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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It’s also enmeshed with a BEAMS PLUS twist on classic nautical style, blending craftsmanship with contemporary design.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
17 Feb. 2025
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Denim corsets have also been trending over the past couple of years with celebrities like Taylor Swift, Ashley Park, Anne Hathaway, Shakira, and Bella Hadid putting their individual twists on the look.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
15 Feb. 2025
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Underlying that peculiarity was the extensive use of the simple, robust, and reliable Geneva drive, originally developed centuries ago for clocks, but now adapted for linear and rotary motions that had to be smooth and precisely locked in at the end points.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Nov. 2024
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This Texas peculiarity is especially confounding to Democratic legislators in Sacramento and Springfield, who would never dream of allowing Republicans to do likewise in California and Illinois, states where Democrats have legislative supermajorities like the GOP does in Texas.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Based on Microsoft’s unveiling of Majorana 1, the quantum singularity is closer than ever.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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And of course, receivers often follow-up those touchdowns with dances originated in other video games, completing the singularity.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Other Materials: There is a whole universe of other, often proprietary, materials out there to make dinnerware from: laminated glass dinnerware, polymers, metals, wood, lacquerware, etc. with their own quirks, pluses and limitations to explore.—
Tom Mylan,
Bon Appétit,
26 Feb. 2025
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In a quirk of German politics, the governing coalitions are often given names.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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