propulsive
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Our critic praised the first season for its performances and propulsive story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The turntable reflected the perpetual motion of the propulsive score, buoyantly conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Emmy-nominated, darkly comic thriller about a unit of disgraced British spies — starring Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden and Kristen Scott Thomas — remains sharp and propulsive, one of the best series on TV.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The song was a propulsive theme of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 film “Drive,” a brutal and romantic revenge thriller beloved for its slinky, retro-futuristic soundtrack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“If there were any way to get asymmetric forces out of that, where you get force in one direction and not the other, you’d get a propulsive force.’
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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