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As society gal Rose DeWitt Bukater, Melissa Barrera has freewheeling fun with Kate Winslett’s unhappy bride-to-be character.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026 -
That gal can sure spend our money.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The actors sprang to life, staging a lurid scene in which an evil mistress named Selina frames the heroine for killing her unborn child.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In his intro to this reissue, Geoff Dyer called Lemann a mistress of vibes.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Schleifer and the Stallions boys and girls tennis teams concluded the season by sweeping the 2A state championships at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry near Orlando.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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In girls track, Montverde won 2A R2.—
Johnny Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pippi is this young, really strong, nine-year-old kick-ass gal, redefining the roles in a strict little town where people don’t expect a young lass to be living on her own.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Dec. 2025
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The Highlanders all-underclass boys team lost four tiebreakers in a heartbreaking 4-3 semifinal loss against Alonso Mourning of Miami.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mary Brown retired after coaching boys and girls volleyball in the district for 19 years, including the past eight years with the Knights’ boys team.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Scott Kirby, 33, of Pasadena, was charged with murder, assault and giving a false statement to police after his girlfriend, 34-year-old Heather Beaver, was found dead in a home in April 2025, according to police.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pepper is first seen teaching his girlfriend’s young daughter how to play drums.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Platter remained seemingly unseduced, although, as a talented lutist, he was once recruited to serenade another man’s inamorata for a full ninety minutes.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sebastian’s inamorata, Ellie (Leslie Bibb), is the only daughter of hotel magnate William Collins XII (David Rasche) and his US senator wife, Tigger (Kim Cattrall); and, yes, Tigger is her government name.—
Odie Henderson,
BostonGlobe.com,
24 May 2023
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When Passover arrives, her family wants to meet her beau.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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For his 28th birthday, Biles wrote her beau a sweet message on Instagram.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Tootsie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tootsie. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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