quartet
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The scene where the quartet plays their pre-wedding parlor game occurs about 25 minutes into Borgli’s film, and is ripe with instrumental, pre-twist subtext.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
That was the first time those three and Johnson had started together under Bellamy, and that quartet could do damage against a Bosnian defence that conceded a creditable seven goals in their eight qualifiers.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Published in 1860, the book follows a quartet of bohemians in Rome, two European and two American, and stands as an insightful study of our national character.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
Hawke is just one director’s muse among a quartet of 2026 acting nominees.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
We were embarrassed by the earthy harmonies they sang, but since the visitors were awed we dared not laugh at the crude, high, plaintively animal sounds Jim Trueblood made as he led the quartet.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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