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Recent Examples of set piece
Besides, filling this movie with anything more — star cameos or broad comedy set pieces — would be a mistake.
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Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Another set piece is Griffin’s dad telling the story of his first true love.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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The film’s most jaw-dropping set piece is also perhaps its most timeline-flouting.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Given Biden’s years as a top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his eight years as Vice President and four as a globe-trotting President, the legacy-building set piece makes sense and the easiest to sell to a nation that is not exactly conversant in international affairs.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Another set piece is Griffin’s dad telling the story of his first true love.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
Read: The missing piece of the Bob Marley biopic
The film’s most jaw-dropping set piece is also perhaps its most timeline-flouting.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Given Biden’s years as a top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his eight years as Vice President and four as a globe-trotting President, the legacy-building set piece makes sense and the easiest to sell to a nation that is not exactly conversant in international affairs.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set piece
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He’s never had any protection in the White Sox lineup and a change of scenery could enhance his career.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Fans of the Aventura, Falls and Dadeland stores are welcome for a change of scenery, naturally.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The set features nine separate compartments to serve potato chips, chicken fingers, fries and more.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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For Southern Hemisphere observers, where the Sun sets much later, the sky doesn't get fully dark until about 9:30 p.m. By 9 p.m. on Jan. 30 in Melbourne, Australia, Saturn is just becoming visible above the western horizon, about 14 degrees high; the planet sets at 10:21 p.m. local time.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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That’s not all; Trump has also begun a reorganization of the federal workforce, dismissed about 160 officials on the National Security Council and, yes, changed the decor inside the Oval Office.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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It's done this in other big markets as well, replacing the red, white and blue decor with more urban designs, like at their restaurant in the Back Bay neighborhood in Boston.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Emilie Blichfeldt’s body horror film includes several difficult-to-watch scenes of crude cosmetic surgery, including its protagonist eating a tapeworm, sewing in eyelashes and enduring a barbaric rhinoplasty.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Behind the scenes, though, officials are starting to confront the reality that the LAPD buildup won’t happen anytime soon — while acknowledging that the country’s third-largest police department may even continue to shrink.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Against that backdrop, there is hope that the presence of so much dry powder will signal an upturn in investment this year.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Oh, and the backdrop for what Hunt has made look routine: short-yardage conversions.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Baldwin was accused of involuntary manslaughter after a prop gun was discharged on the New Mexico set of the western in the fall of 2021, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Biden's properties in Greenville and Rehoboth Beach, in particular, have appreciated significantly, with their total value nearly doubling.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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In 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the house on the property of the Naval Observatory as a home for the sitting vice president.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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His drop has turned into a days-long news story, in part because the Ravens now have three tight ends each with one year left on their contracts: Jackson’s security blanket, Andrews; Isaiah Likely, a quickly ascending pass catcher; and perhaps the best blocking tight end of the trio, Charlie Kolar.—
Sam Cohn,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Following the press conference, the benchmark CSI 300 index climbed over 1.8%, narrowing the index’s drop this year to around 2.7%, according to LSEG data.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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