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Samsung has effectively announced the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 already—three times, in fact—in three separate teasers that gave us several glimpses into what the new phone will be like.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025 -
In April 2025, a teaser trailer for The Naked Gun debuted at CinemaCon, an annual event for Hollywood studios and exhibitors.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 June 2025
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Fleury, 40, is a three-time Stanley Cup champion and a notorious prankster who is one of hockey’s most vibrant personalities.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The year before Boardman’s portrait was unveiled, a prankster hung a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin near the space set aside for Trump at the Colorado state Capitol.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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This time, the comedienne was asked back to comment on Newark’s airport safety, acting out a bit while on a JetBlue flight.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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Choi is a talented comedienne, so some of her too-drunk drama scenes are entertainingly funny, but at the same time her character’s self-destructive tendencies are also heartbreaking.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
27 Aug. 2024
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Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2024
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“Practical joker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practical%20joker. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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