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What follows is a convoluted (but campily entertaining) combination of the occult, genetic engineering and, of course, a lot of slayings.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Because of all the elements at any intersection, the process of closing even one crossing can be convoluted and expensive.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lucid has patented the involute profile of the gear teeth within its transmission, optimized for performance and efficiency to transmit maximum torque under power while spinning with the least resistance otherwise.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Aug. 2020
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The opening and final sequences of the film’s frame story are some of the most oft referenced in movie history, while the dark, labyrinthine interiors of Desmond’s mansion perfectly reflect the mind of the deluded diva whose success and celebrity are completely behind her.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The intertwining levels of performance, not only by Teacher Wang, but by the husband and wife too, become dizzying, if not quite labyrinthine.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Data-sharing concerns, unrealistic expectations Health care systems are labyrinthian in their complexity.—
Turgay Ayer,
The Conversation,
11 July 2025
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With a beautifully labyrinthian plot, Alma and Mina’s story is a modern fable about good samaritans and well-intentioned, moneyed, privileged people.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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How to narrow your performance gap The most obvious examples of self-destructive behavior from investors come during market extremes, Ptak says, with over-exuberant investors piling into the market when stocks have already shot up and panic-selling when the market hits the skids.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Stone and Lanthimos have since worked together several times, and their collaboration, a mutual-favoritism society, has been hailed and sometimes reviled for its darkly exuberant sense of risk.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Involuted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/involuted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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