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The sun was setting, leaving a band of neon orange clinging to the horizon; around us, raffish cliques sipped esoteric cocktails, shared platters of roast chicken, flitted between languages, and seemed, to my eyes, immune to worldly stress.David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
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The present headquarters of the Andy Warhol Factory are, despite the raffish image, surprisingly elegant and ordered: typewriters click, business machines whir, telephones ring and are answered by trim and efficient secretaries.Stephen Birmingham, Town & Country, 10 Aug. 2023
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Distinguished violinists from Joseph Szigeti to Hilary Hahn have tackled the Fourth Sonata, yet Jackiw sets a new standard, running the gamut from boisterous fiddling to solitary chant, with sly parodies of overcooked Romanticism along the way.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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With spot-on comedic timing on both players’ parts, Hernandez’s boisterous interruptions paired well with Wickline’s soft-spoken poetry.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
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The riotous colors of fall don't come all at once: Trees' leaves change unevenly, depending on their species.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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The gallery is part of the fun, too, decked out in a riotous, tessellating wallpaper of musical homages and studded with golden geometric structures.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Party House uses deckbuilding mechanics to simulate hosting a rowdy gathering.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
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Then an activist named Worth Long challenged the election on procedural grounds; in fact, there didn’t seem to have been any problem with the procedure, but Long’s challenge helped unleash a rowdy late-night debate.Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Understanding the diets of these rambunctious cats may help prevent conflicts between the carnivores and people, and protect the species upon which dispersing cougars rely.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Hundreds of the rambunctious mammals were showing off their affinity for acrobatics, somersaulting out of the water with infectious exuberance.Brad Japhe, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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With just four days to go, Vice President Kamala Harris brought her closing argument to Milwaukee for a raucous rally and concert featuring some of the top Black female rappers and hip-hop artists.Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
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In a surprise twist, one of the attendees at the raucous event turned out to be Chalamet himself.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
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Customers at Starbucks will be introduced to a new interface with a carnival-style wheel.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
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The Square has spooky carnival-style games.Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
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The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022
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From 1657, when tea first became available in London’s coffeehouses, to the early seventeen-hundreds, when women were invited in, recreational tea drinking was the preserve of rumbustious gentlemen.David Kortava, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021
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“Larrikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larrikin. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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