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Nobody is breathlessly reviewing the hot-dog bun at the neighborhood bakery — though, God, give me that job.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The almost breathlessly paced choreography is set to Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s “Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67,” performed here with verve by Mr. Fowler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The dialogue in his plays, a breathlessly hilarious assault, would seem an ideal way of reanimating the movie’s desperate outer-borough dreamers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Wall Street has breathlessly tracked weekly the pill’s prescription volume, and the early numbers briefly lifted Novo’s long-struggling stock in January.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

The house and the quiet trees seemed to be waiting breathlessly.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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