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Recent Examples of splice
Due to the unconventional passage of time, the entire movie is spliced into disordered moments from Páramo’s past and Preciado’s present.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
But Feliciano allegedly pulled out a knife and plunged it deep into the bouncer’s neck, splicing through his tongue, cops said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Nov. 2024
The Perfect Couple also strangely follows Big Little Lies’ format of splicing catty police-interrogation sequences between actually important scenes.
—Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Fede Álvarez’s legacy sequel pulls off a satisfying trick, splicing together the old and new to create something genuinely freakish.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
But Feliciano allegedly pulled out a knife and plunged it deep into the bouncer’s neck, splicing through his tongue, cops said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Nov. 2024
The Perfect Couple also strangely follows Big Little Lies’ format of splicing catty police-interrogation sequences between actually important scenes.
—Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Fede Álvarez’s legacy sequel pulls off a satisfying trick, splicing together the old and new to create something genuinely freakish.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Rusty, a Lab/Chow mix, estimated to be between 10 and 12 years old, was rescued by PETA 10 years after he was found being kept in isolation, chained in a pen, in North Carolina.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) revealed in a news release that the canine — named Rusty — is finally getting to enjoy his golden years in comfort after a decade spent chained outdoors to a doghouse in North Carolina.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Seething with anger, Thibodeau hooks Sims after six first-quarter minutes and benches him for the night.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Of course people got hooked: More excitement and no effort equaled a better future.Todd Eckert, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Ducks compounded the situation by switching on every screen, taking away the top scoring options and leaving Andrews confronted by center Nate Bittle as Andrews drove toward the left wing.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The recent spate of discoveries has both compounded the mystery of superconductivity and heightened the optimism.Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone.Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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The character references Hughes assembled were glowing and, crucially, Slot also had the self-belief to embrace the challenge of following in Klopp’s footsteps.James Pearce, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The camper components ship as a flat pack and assemble together without the need for tools or adhesives.New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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Also, a former Dearborn resident was killed in Syria in 2014 while fighting for Hezbollah, a Lebanese group allied with al-Assad that the U.S. labels as a terrorist organization.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's government is also closely allied with Assad.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Rowling and longtime confederates Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts are exec producing, so she is expected to be involved in the decision-making on the series.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Authorities are accusing Antonio Hernandez and confederates Ivan Murillo-Hernandez and Alexis Garcia Martinez of ripping off mail from unsuspecting venues with the help of four juveniles, whose names were not released.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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During those years, its V-8 engine grew in displacement from 429 cubic inches to 472 cubic inches to 500 cubic inches, all mated to a three-speed automatic transmission driving the front wheels.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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The main component of this exquisite beast's powertrain is a custom 4-liter twin-turbo flat-plane crank V8 engine, mated to a new 8-speed Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT).New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splice. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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