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Former major league stars meshed with never-would-bes and, for good measure, a half-dozen prospects from Japan who didn’t speak English.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Her inability to mesh with the gatekeepers of the James Bond movies might well have sealed her fate.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Moving Back to Fox, Renewed for 4 Seasons Along With Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy It was eventually discovered that Raina abducted and killed Nikki on behalf of Charlie McGannon, the Irish mob boss who first showed up in Season 2 and has shared a mysterious association with Nikki.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
3 Apr. 2025
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The war began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel, killing around 1,200 people and abducting 251 others.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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What happened to Riley? Seemingly following her mother’s instructions, Mia kidnaps Riley from his hospital room where he’s been bound to a wheelchair.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Several crew members were kidnapped (La'an, M'Benga, Ortegas, and Sam), along with other survivors of the attack.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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Russell drew on his own experience being enmeshed in the L.A. music scene for inspiration, and called on some of his friends — like rapper and actor Zack Fox and producer Kenny Beats — to help put together the film, which was in development for around four years.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Lucy Hale may be best known as the de-facto leader in Pretty Little Liars, but in an alternate reality she might have been enmeshed in a double life as the protagonist in Disney‘s Hannah Montana.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Branches in the forest menacingly attempt to entrap the princess.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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Gabi and Robinson head to the diner to entrap Maggie with yet another plate of cheese fries.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The script is often the same: the crowd swells, accusations fly, fists land, and the spectacle is sometimes even filmed.—
Ismat Ara,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025
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No wonder Nathan gets creative when facing off against Zeno (Garth Collins), a massive adversary with rhinoceros muscles and fists the size of watermelons.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Spirit (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirit%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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