reprise
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Jim Carrey came out of retirement to reprise his role as Dr. Robotnik in the ‘Sonic’ franchise because he ‘needed the money, frankly.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But the risk of exclusion is always there, as when Walmart failed to secure Rachel McAdams to reprise her Regina George character for its ad bringing together the rest of the “Mean Girls” principals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The original cast of Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas will reprise their roles for the feature film, with production starting on Monday.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The producers then asked her if she would reprise her superhero for a new generation of kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
It was a reprise of my first attempt on the north face.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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The chorus of “Stone Fruit” has a lot in common with that of the title track, and “Two Fried” reprises elements of “Lucky.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Paul Bettany returns as Vision, the artificially intelligent Avenger and James Spader also reprises his role as Ultron, the villain from the 2015 movie “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Fans entering Burke’s show were greeted by a casket and guest book, where they could pay condolences to a character Burke sometimes reprises in his performances and music videos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Australia's Samara Weaving reprises her starring role in the sequel, which sees her forced once again to run a gauntlet, this time against multiple families.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
They did not hesitate to embroider the compositions, and the reprises were widespread.
From On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music by Camille Saint-Saëns
Hottle reprised the role in the 2024 follow-up, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The young-and-old distinction of legendary Barcelona centre-back duo Puyol and Pique has been reprised in this tournament through Laporte and Cubarsi.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
She reprised the show on Broadway two decades later, but for the latest iteration, presented by Lincoln Center Theater off-Broadway, Ms. Goldberg is staying offstage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He reprised his role as the palaeontologist in Jurassic Park III in 2001.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Buckingham House was reprised by a bargain with the public for one hundred thousand pounds; and the small house at Windsor has been, if I mistake not, undertaken since that account was brought before us.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
The season premiere opened Saturday with Ramy Youssef reprising his role as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, delivering an update on the nor’easter battering the East Coast before James Austin Johnson’s Trump arrived unexpectedly.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
More important than reprising the past is asking whether we have the fortitude and tools to prevent the next attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Lithgow, reprising his Olivier-winning performance, is at once terrifying and never anything less than human in one of the bravest performances of the Broadway season.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Even with all four main players from the original cast reprising their roles, and Aline Brosh McKenna and David Frankel returning to write and direct, respectively, none of this merit was guaranteed.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
"Then through here—" Miss Avery continued passing and reprising through the hall.
From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
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