superficial
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Despite largely negative reviews from critics who called the film superficial, audiences flocked to the uplifting take on Jackson’s early career packed with classic songs like “Bad” and “Thriller.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Meg Hoyt, chair of the Belfast Cycle Campaign group, said that cyclists had "come to expect this type of superficial engagement from the department".
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Her intervention brought renewed focus to the first couple’s friendship with Epstein, which Trump described as superficial and noted that “overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach.”
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Many others, though, are in the middle - recognising the superficial appeal of the new F1, but feeling uncomfortable about it at the same time.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Though my sister was upset when she saw me, I knew that months, if not years, might be required to replace her superficial values with those of the English intellectual.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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