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Patric will next be seen starring opposite Sylvester Stallone in the high-octane thriller feature Armor, directed by Justin Routt, set for release on November 22.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
From an aesthetic standpoint, the high-octane unit is crafted in sporty Grigio Corsa and has Ferrari’s Prancing Horse logo engraved on aluminum wings.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
While a lot of the movies on this list, as would be expected from Netflix’s usual October lineup, contain horror and high-octane action, there are much more graceful, exquisite experiences to be found in wonderful movies like Being Julia.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
The Cats stifled the high-octane Ole Miss offense – much to the visible frustration of Rebels coach Lane Kiffin – and then, on their final drive, converted a huge fourth down from deep in their own territory and marched all the way to the end zone to take a 20-17 lead.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
From an aesthetic standpoint, the high-octane unit is crafted in sporty Grigio Corsa and has Ferrari’s Prancing Horse logo engraved on aluminum wings.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
While a lot of the movies on this list, as would be expected from Netflix’s usual October lineup, contain horror and high-octane action, there are much more graceful, exquisite experiences to be found in wonderful movies like Being Julia.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
The Cats stifled the high-octane Ole Miss offense – much to the visible frustration of Rebels coach Lane Kiffin – and then, on their final drive, converted a huge fourth down from deep in their own territory and marched all the way to the end zone to take a 20-17 lead.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Eventually, every artist runs out of mountains to climb, or—at the very least—needs a little help finding the high-test 92-octane fuel that can successfully power the creative engine that idles in their brain.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Rather than expend resources to designate a new lineup of high-test sport-utility vehicles, Chevrolet will call its subbrand a name synonymous with performance: Corvette.David Beard, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2023
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His Benji is like a ball of pure, undiluted charisma, joyfully inquiring about strangers’ lives and leading his fellow tourists on a photo shoot in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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Using undiluted eucalyptus oil topically can cause neurotoxicity (nervous system damage).Merve Ceylan, Health, 13 Oct. 2024
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The seemingly unmixed demo made many social media users speculate whether the song was AI-generated before noted hip-hop commentator DJ Akademiks eventually played it — noticeably with some tweaks, like the omission of a line about P. Diddy and a different beat — on his livestream.Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 May 2024
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Monet’s unmixed dabs of paint are laid down on the surface of the canvas, just like the spots of fractured light of the orange sun quivering behind gray fog and flickering across the blue-green surface of the watery harbor at dawn.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
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“High-octane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-octane. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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