intrigue
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But “The Unknown’s” shape-shifting intrigue stalls out once you realize that none of the characters have a personality to begin with.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The constituency, which is home to around 76,000 voters and made up suburbs of Wigan and former mining towns and villages, has not traditionally been a hotbed of political intrigue.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
There will be no further information, only biting intrigue.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
He was a 25-year-old tinkering with self-tanners, but all the intrigue and action seemed to be around the lab next door, with its strange music, flashing lights and tinfoil covering the porthole.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
“Well, when she finds out about my new top secret job,” he said in a muffled voice full of intrigue, “she might change her mind. ’Cause there’ll be no town to nurse.”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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