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“It ends up really getting people at a place where they’re not skeptical and not able to tell the difference between what’s voluntary and where the influencer is acting as a paid spokesperson.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

In that sense, it's acting as a bridge between eras, giving audiences a new interpretation of the character while the big-screen Bond team takes its time deciding who will next wield 007's Walther PPK.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

She had second thoughts when she found that she couldn’t book acting gigs overseas since she was an American.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The other is more direct: receptors for GLP-1, the hormone these drugs mimic, appear on the surface of some tumor cells, raising the possibility that the drugs are acting on cancer biology itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The children were acting strangely, to be sure.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood