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His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Lacking the pop cultural connection of Vox Lux, The Brutalist’s pomposity becomes unrelatable, if not repugnant.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2025
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When that’s chucked in a blender with his own penchant for spiky-savvy verbosity, the results fizz and pop.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
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But many French are deeply sick of hearing his volcanic verbosity.—
Lee Hockstader,
Washington Post,
1 July 2024
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In this upcoming moment of truth for Illinois, the speaker has the opportunity to give power to that rhetoric, which many on the GOP side don’t believe for a minute.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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However, much of the rhetoric online around looters seems steeped in racist sentiment.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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Get ready to ride the rhapsody of today’s top fashion trend.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
17 Dec. 2024
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The Harris campaign wasted no time in ridiculing Trump's rhapsody to Palmer's physique.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA TODAY,
20 Oct. 2024
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Los Angeles’ local TV stations saw a tremendous spike in news viewership last Tuesday, Jan. 7, as the city first came under siege from fierce Santa Ana winds, leading to the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and elsewhere.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2025
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Concerns include cumulus clouds, thick clouds, and liftoff winds.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
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One source of Trump’s instinctive, inimitable political talent is that, for him, oratory and advertisement are entirely coeval domains.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
1 Nov. 2024
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He was not limited to a single playing field either in sports (baseball, basketball, and football) or the arts (acting, oratory, and singing).—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Oct. 2024
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