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Jackson and Esposito are unsurprisingly excellent, carefully shading in the grays of their complex characters, but the star performer is Nelson, quietly devastating as a kid who’s learned, the hard way, how to think on his feet.
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Jason Bailey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Broadcom was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the top-performing stock in the S & P 500 for the week, gaining 25.2%.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Buendia had spearheaded Norwich City’s promotion from the Championship, registering 31 goal involvements and unsurprisingly being named the division’s player of the season.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
With election night on Nov. 5, cable news unsurprisingly had a strong showing in the week of Nov. 4-10 with 48 billion minutes of viewing across all news channels (vs. 36 billion the week before).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jason Bailey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Broadcom was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the top-performing stock in the S & P 500 for the week, gaining 25.2%.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Buendia had spearheaded Norwich City’s promotion from the Championship, registering 31 goal involvements and unsurprisingly being named the division’s player of the season.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
With election night on Nov. 5, cable news unsurprisingly had a strong showing in the week of Nov. 4-10 with 48 billion minutes of viewing across all news channels (vs. 36 billion the week before).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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