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zany

[zey-nee] / ˈzeɪ ni /




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But the frontrunner of this awards season has long been "One Battle," a zany thriller about a retired revolutionary looking for his teen daughter.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The zany movie features a young environmental advocate who “hops” her consciousness into a robotic beaver and bands together with other woodland creatures to stop a planned freeway expansion through a glade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

The book is potent, pungent and powerful on every page, full of excitement and zany counterculture cool and spiced with Mr. Freston’s razor-sharp observations and quick wit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

His rendition, which often presents the president as a zany stand-up comedian slinging joke after joke, has won wide respect in the comedy world, and anchored SNL’s political takes for the last four seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Running in the mornings and reading in the afternoons gave him just enough stability to endure the zany nights at the McNabs’.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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