flick
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He starred in his first feature film, “Psycho Beach Party,” in 2000, playing the love interest Starcat in the indie flick that’s now regarded as a cult classic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
His flick on to Jones for his first score against England, this his impromptu burst down the short side, his footwork and his chip ahead for the Ben White try.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Circling back to the 1960 Sturges movie, near the end of the flick a character remarks that the Magnificent Seven gunslingers were “like the wind, blowing over the land and passing on.”
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
He dominates not by stamping his authority on the first lap, but rather by measuring his effort, ignoring his opponent’s lead, and waiting for just the right moment to flick on the afterburners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Justin climbed easily up the open door of his cage and vanished over the top with a flick of his tail.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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