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Recent Examples of lummoxOver nearly two centuries, the herbivore has been imagined as a spike-nosed lummox, inappropriate kangaroo and now, at last, a stiff-tailed, mostly quadrupedal animal.—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2017 Fraser was everywhere in the 1990s and early 2000s: a sweetly handsome, blue-eyed lummox whose starring roles established him as a perpetual naif.—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022 Max is still living happily in New York City with his owner, Katie (Ellie Kemper), and his lummox of a best friend Duke (Eric Stonestreet).—The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 6 June 2019 An unemployed lummox of a man, McCausland spends most of his time getting drunk with his portly mother, and for years, the two have been embroiled in a July 4 fireworks competition with the Massimo family, their wealthy neighbors across the lake.—Kira Bindrim, Newsweek, 5 July 2015
On-the-go photographers, field workers, and hopeless klutzes will want to give this tough drive a strong second look.
John Burek,
PCMAG,
10 July 2024
In the beginning, Black’s Po was a klutz who trained himself to earn the title of Dragon Warrior, a name given to his region’s greatest martial artist.
If your nipples change—especially if inversion happens suddenly or comes with tugging, pain, lumps, or discharge—consult a healthcare provider for further evaluation.
Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed,
Health,
2 Nov. 2024
All individuals who use these medications should be alert to symptoms of a thyroid tumor, such as a lump in the neck, a hoarse voice, and difficulty breathing or swallowing.
Nevertheless, this is the most forward-looking of the late jazz musician’s works, full of undeniable momentum and contagious exuberance as branch and her ensemble meld folk, calypso, dub, and punk into fervent, free-flowing jazz.
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2024
Marcus Theatre locations in Wisconsin will be showing the new dub in some locations, starting Aug. 30.
Either Sandler could make great work but cynically chooses not to in order to make more money, or Sandler is a talentless oaf who somehow was able to achieve something actually good with the help of a visionary director.
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2024
As women have enjoyed more economic opportunities, they’re less often forced to marry some oaf who gets violent after a few drinks — and, anyway, what self-respecting woman with independent means would want to marry, say, a fan of Andrew Tate?
And when someone does cross the line, like the louts who doused cops in Harlem and Brownsville with water in 2019, most officers have shown remarkable restraint.
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2024
That’s the memorable insult that James Kennedy (the DJ of the group) hurled at Tom Sandoval (the resident lout) last season after Sandoval — who had a girlfriend — became romantically involved with Kennedy’s ex-girlfriend.
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