actor
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Back in the depths of the pandemic, what was an actor to do?
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
This background actor, portraying someone held involuntarily on “a 302” as a threat to himself or others, has to play the situation low-key.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The idea for “Mexodus” first came to Brian Quijada — playwright, actor and composer behind “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?,”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Ashton had a long-standing creative partnership with veteran producer and actor Neil Zeiger, who persuaded Brian Cox that he should not only star in the film, but direct it.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The actor was happy to be on safe ground, and now he had his guide.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Vocabulary lists containing actor
Academy Awards, List 3
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Literary Terms, Part I
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Just Do It: Act
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