wink

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His last major film role came in 2012 with The Expendables 2, where his appearance functioned largely as a wink to the internet persona that eclipsed him.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

"We didn't sleep a wink all night," she wrote in a new message Sunday.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

"My heart was in the pit of my stomach. I did not sleep a wink that entire evening. I felt physically sick," Olde says.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Matthew Patrick Davis accentuates with a wink the callowness of Joseph II, an emperor who perhaps sees in Mozart a reflection of his own stunted nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“Well,” the lady crooned, with a wink that only the children could see, “that’s just ducky, Your Lordship, sir!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood