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Florence Pugh is that rare thing in Hollywood: a 20-something who’s gone from rising star to powerhouse in less than a decade, and has, miraculously, rarely put a foot wrong on her journey to the top.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Jason Mraz has barely put a foot wrong during his stint on Dancing With The Stars.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Nov. 2023
The Norwegian goal machine has hardly put a foot wrong this season.
—James Robson, ajc, 6 May 2023
The Norwegian goal machine has hardly put a foot wrong this season.
—James Robson, ajc, 6 May 2023
Nadal hardly put a foot wrong, claiming the final 11 games to seal the victory.
—Liz Clarke and Ava Wallace, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022
Crusading, brilliant female leaders who never put a foot wrong — a few unsubstantiated rumors about a ruthless past notwithstanding — do not necessarily make the most complex or interesting of protagonists.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Dec. 2021
The Spanish phenom didn’t put a foot wrong all day but was just in the wrong place at the wrong time when the white flag waved.
—Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2021
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Jason Mraz has barely put a foot wrong during his stint on Dancing With The Stars.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Nov. 2023
The Norwegian goal machine has hardly put a foot wrong this season.
—James Robson, ajc, 6 May 2023
The Norwegian goal machine has hardly put a foot wrong this season.
—James Robson, ajc, 6 May 2023
Nadal hardly put a foot wrong, claiming the final 11 games to seal the victory.
—Liz Clarke and Ava Wallace, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022
Crusading, brilliant female leaders who never put a foot wrong — a few unsubstantiated rumors about a ruthless past notwithstanding — do not necessarily make the most complex or interesting of protagonists.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Dec. 2021
The Spanish phenom didn’t put a foot wrong all day but was just in the wrong place at the wrong time when the white flag waved.
—Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2021
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“Put a foot wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20foot%20wrong. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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