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And the good news is, these dishes, which many might have seen as one-note, have been reimagined, using different (but not necessarily more difficult) cooking techniques and better ingredients.
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Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The Devils never slows down enough to really give us the opportunity to connect, and the humor starts to make a lot of the characters feel a bit one-note or boxed-in.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The Empire was a sinister, one-note shadow: faceless Storm Troopers, toadying fascistic generals, a cackling emperor, and of course Darth Vader, an enigmatic demon masked and cloaked in black.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The beaches, the scenic views from Sugarloaf Mountain, hanging out at the feet of the Cristo Redentor statue — those are all generally more impressive than Rio’s gay nightlife, which can feel a bit one-note.
—Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
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Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The Devils never slows down enough to really give us the opportunity to connect, and the humor starts to make a lot of the characters feel a bit one-note or boxed-in.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The Empire was a sinister, one-note shadow: faceless Storm Troopers, toadying fascistic generals, a cackling emperor, and of course Darth Vader, an enigmatic demon masked and cloaked in black.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The beaches, the scenic views from Sugarloaf Mountain, hanging out at the feet of the Cristo Redentor statue — those are all generally more impressive than Rio’s gay nightlife, which can feel a bit one-note.
—Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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