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There are elements of horror in the staging and editing — at least one shot that struck me as an homage to Stanley Kubrick — and psychological topsy-turviness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

Mr. Singer and Ms. Westby, to Jake Meginsky’s propulsive soundscape, share a wayward topsy-turviness, entangling and bumping into each other.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2015

The insideoutness, topsy-turviness, and preposterousness of Mr. Jones' method is incredible.

From Society for Pure English, Tract 02 On English Homophones by Robert Seymour Bridges

In fact, the whole thing is topsy-turvy, without the slightest touch of that animation and interested curiosity which topsy-turviness sometimes contributes.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by George Saintsbury

The last items in the topsy-turviness of my son's practical significance were entirely my fault!

From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Ellen Terry


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