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And as Madame Defarge , who will become the symbol of the revolution’s bloodthirsty overreach, Duran is splendid; she’s a monster, finally, but layered and human.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
As described in splendid detail by Ashley Kahn in “Days of Miracle and Wonder,” the next 1½ years see a total reinvention of Mr. Simon’s way of writing and recording songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He was a splendid biographer of the man he described in another book as “the master.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Geoff Hurst hat-trick goal was a great finale to a splendid occasion.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He was allowed to go galloping off to any place in England on any night of the year to blow his splendid phizzwizards in through the windows to sleeping children.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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