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She played with skill and verve.
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Just sprinkle some into any dish that needs verve and watch as the flavors instantly deepen and expand.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But beyond its Norman Revival walls are rooms that blend kaleidoscopic verve with the warmth of a country cottage.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
This time, there’s an even stronger sense that Gaga is leading the dance, as her boisterous performance brings out the verve in Bennett.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
In voiceover, Ai fondly recalls her own uncles and aunts sneaking out to clubs at night, partying all weekend, clashing with their elders and the more puritanical past generations stunned by the appropriation of sexier dress, style, and musical verve.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But beyond its Norman Revival walls are rooms that blend kaleidoscopic verve with the warmth of a country cottage.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
This time, there’s an even stronger sense that Gaga is leading the dance, as her boisterous performance brings out the verve in Bennett.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
In voiceover, Ai fondly recalls her own uncles and aunts sneaking out to clubs at night, partying all weekend, clashing with their elders and the more puritanical past generations stunned by the appropriation of sexier dress, style, and musical verve.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verve. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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: lively enthusiasm
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