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storyline

[stawr-ee-lahyn] / ˈstɔr iˌlaɪn /


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One of the reasons fans have been so excited to see the new, animated finale is due to the fact Kubo and animation house Pierrot Films have made changes to the original storyline.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Insider Gaming called it "the best campaign ever created", while Eurogamer Germany described it as "a true action blockbuster", despite a "weak storyline".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

But the storyline is also baroque, the filmmaking is kinetic and the corruption it alleges is epic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

And yet the movie’s central storyline hints at writer-director Bassam Tariq’s inclination to subvert his own brooding-antihero saga, allowing room for unpredictability and the slightest whiff of impish irreverence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

If I’d entered the quest gate by myself, I would have automatically played through the entire series storyline as Hayata.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

In a statement, the companies behind the project said the AI-assisted technology will "scan decades of episodes to map character arcs, storylines and standout moments, helping editors quickly identify the strongest material".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

But all those interactions were tightly scripted, based on rules and storylines written in advance by game developers.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Welcome to “The Breakdown,” the ESPN2 show in which Manning and Kuechly provide different perspectives from opposite sides of the ball, discussing strategy, preparation and key storylines heading into marquee NFL matchups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Such storylines might seem overwrought, but “these movies,” Ms. Basinger writes, “were a way of recognizing the problems of women, of addressing their desire to have things be other than the way they were offscreen.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Almost always, our storylines lead to a climactic battle fought with plastic lightsabers from the dollar store.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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