pan
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If you relish reading a critic pan a bad movie, then you’ll love Laura Miller’s scathing review of The Whisper Man, a ridiculous new thriller starring Robert De Niro and Michael Keaton.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
"As the broader world shifts into a more economic security theatre, you see this game of chokepoints and leverage angles continue to pan out across supply chains," said DeLong.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
It is a bit like heating popcorn kernels in a pan.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The gathering coincided with the annual shareholder meeting of the Lodge Cast Iron pan company, which has been melting pig iron and recycled steel to form cast iron pans for 130 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
I poured some of it into the wash pan and washed my face.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” has been both panned and defended perhaps more than any other major television production in recent memory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Warsh’s communication at the July press conference, after the central bank held rates steady at its two-day policy meeting, was widely panned by investors and economists.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Disney has once again taken one of its biggest animated hits of recent years and turned it into a live-action remake - but the new take on 2016's Moana has been panned by most critics.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In Poultney, Bhakta has become known for hosting barbecues and driving his vintage cars in Fourth of July parades while pushing an ambitious plan for redevelopment that never panned out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
When the camera panned over to us, Abby passed the mic to me, and I stood.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
He tells the now-infamous story about the New Yorker critic Pauline Kael panning “Blade Runner” in a four-page review.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Key to how Morgan Stanley sees things panning out is the non-consensus view of the investment bank’s economists who believe the Fed will stay on hold in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
As it stands, listening to these albums feels more like panning for gold and mostly seeing piles of sediment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
People have been panning Tottenham boss Igor Tudor but they will look upon him in a different light if his side win this game.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
She made the picture bigger and moved it with her thumb, panning across their three faces.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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