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After two decades of watching London and other cities reap benefits from their congestion-pricing policies as New York stewed in its own exhaust, the city had seen Kathy Hochul tiptoe up to embracing it, then cancel it, then reinstate it.
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2025
Lipstein’s latest is a simmering psychological novel about modern masculinity that tiptoes into thriller territory.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
In the world of cookbooks, this trend is reflected in recent titles that sometimes tack on -ish to signal a collection of recipes that deftly tiptoes between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Less successful is how this season tiptoes into manipulation, over-relying a bit on montage sequences and musical cues to ensure our emotions follow the creators’ intent.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2025
Lipstein’s latest is a simmering psychological novel about modern masculinity that tiptoes into thriller territory.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
In the world of cookbooks, this trend is reflected in recent titles that sometimes tack on -ish to signal a collection of recipes that deftly tiptoes between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Less successful is how this season tiptoes into manipulation, over-relying a bit on montage sequences and musical cues to ensure our emotions follow the creators’ intent.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Tiptoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoe. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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