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It doesn’t look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It gave the show a propulsive energy, with the septet sprinting up and down the compass-point catwalks that extended from the stage, surrounded by pyrotechnics, walls of flame and thousands of LED lights.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

That’s the basic plot of Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, a propulsive thriller distributed by Netflix and available to stream since October.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Mr. Ireland’s “The Death of Trotsky” is an exciting and propulsive nonfiction account that reads like an Alan Furst novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Peoples, why are they so compelsive, no, what is the word, propulsive, no, obsessive, yes obsessive!

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech




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