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

It falls awkwardly between an ink-black comedy, in which everyone is wicked so murder can be treated with a wink, and a plucky, grounded story of an eager youth making steady progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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

There was a whisper of a wink in Uncle Holt’s voice.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson