shape
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Appeared in the May 12, 2026, print edition as '‘Nacho’ Trade Takes Shape on Wall Street'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
After recovering from a brief emotional tailspin, Noonan knocked out the script for “The Shape of Something Squashed” — then directed and acted in the film.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Written and directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson from a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones, the satirical comedy covers much of the same thematic territory as the Oscar winner “The Shape of Water.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Shape and aroma be damned, these were his dishes dressed up in ginger and bamboo.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
If you would like to introduce some of these concepts and terms to children, please see A Melody Activity20 , The Shape of a Melody2l, Melodic Phrases22 , and Theme and Motif in Music23 .
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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