classic
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SpaceX’s position creates a classic prisoner’s dilemma among the big carriers, noted Julie Zhu, a senior research associate at MoffettNathanson.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
"They had already danced to Waka Waka, external in Britain's Got Talent," he explains about Shakira's remake of the 1980s Cameroonian classic Zangaléwa by Golden Sounds, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A classic example is the No Surprises Act of 2020, which has had consequences nearly the opposite of what was intended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The classic churro was not unscathed, with 50 cents added to the price tag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Welles produced, wrote, directed, and starred in several path-breaking films, including the 1941 classic Citizen Kane.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
Barker’s screenplay is sorely lacking the imagination and ambition needed to stake its place among the true classics, horror or otherwise.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Hiddleston, who studied classics in college, for which he credits his trip to Pompeii, and so speaks a little Latin, is puckishly identified in a title as “amateur classicist.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
After studying classics at Cambridge, his acting career led to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the role of Loki, the god of mischief and “the boundary crosser.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The upshot for Benedek Kruchió, assistant professor of classics at Yale: Friends that normally want to talk about sports or something else “all of a sudden are interested in my supposed expertise.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Sorry, I just...I feel like we’ve been really pushing the classics in here.”
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
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