stunt
Example Sentences
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That stunt is also one of TV’s grandest examples of why such ploys can backfire.
From Salon
While the labor market isn’t putting inflationary pressure on the U.S. economy, low wage growth stunts economic mobility and can reduce consumer spending, which accounts for roughly 70% of gross domestic product.
From Barron's
Isaac: Once his mom dies, he gets stunted.
From Los Angeles Times
“I had a meeting with the stunt guys that was like, ‘You want to make it as real as it really could be?’
From Los Angeles Times
“It looks real because they shot it for real — all those little camera operations, adjusting to a stunt performer braking to go around a car — then we made it a visual-effects problem.”
From Los Angeles Times
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