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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime stories
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The killer Charles Starkweather, the short stories of Flannery O’Connor, Charles Laughton’s sole cinematic offering, The Night of the Hunter (1955), Terrance Malick’s debut film, Badlands (1973), and Springsteen’s own emotionally fraught childhood each served as inspiration and influence.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The production has faced unique challenges in adapting Li Kotomi’s source material, which comprises seven interconnected short stories spanning different times and places.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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But like all good yarns, the legend has continued to evolve.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sethi said that one of the things that appealed to REI was the quality of some of the yarns Ambercycle had been experimenting with for applications such as technical outerwear and performance laminates.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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Based on the stage musical by Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods is a modern twist on classic fairy tales.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Will there be future fairy tales about birds whose feathers glow in the dark nesting in the ruins of primitive power plants of past ages?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The narratives have started to run rampant leading up to the conclusion of the MLB season, and especially with the Dodgers' league-leading payroll and murmurs of an MLB lockout in 2027, one that has begun gaining traction, is that the Dodgers are Goliath and the Blue Jays are David.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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