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As its small cast obsesses over a fabled alien encounter and seems willing to stop at nothing to find release in a divine being, be careful, “The Pineapple” argues, of the personal Eden you seek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Richly personal in outlook yet essentially and rewardingly pluralist in content, “The History of Concrete” doubles as a history of his own perceptiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Learners also need to pay for a theory test at £23, a practical test at £65 and temporary driving insurance in personal cars which can cost £40-£50 a month.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Cruise avoids the personal by making his work inextricable from his life, thereby asking the reader to perform a clever thought exercise: What if Tom Cruise were telling the truth?
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
For a boy who cares very little about personal hygiene, my brother is fiercely protective of his private bathroom.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Lee founded the online personals site missedyoula.com in May to fill what he saw as a niche left by Craigslist and to give people a space to submit missed connections truly based in romance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
As a result, sites like Craigslist removed their entire online personals sections.
From The Verge ● Oct. 17, 2019
“There were pages and pages of personals, mine was the only one to say wedding planner. I got lovely young couples who were having trouble planning their weddings.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2019
His backup, Jason Smith, followed the trend and sat the majority of the second half with four personals.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2018
“Two nights ago, when I got up tae—” he hesitated, glancing at Denna, “—attend tae moi personals, I saw lights off tae the north. A big wash o’ blue flame.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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