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Its protagonist is an extremely average man who, through his small-time moneymaking schemes, desires to gain even the slightest advantage over others.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Andor may feel smaller than most other Star Wars titles by focusing on fringe planets and small-time Imperial bureaucrats rather than Grand Moffs and Jedi.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Rocky is a working-class Italian American boxer from South Philly who goes from being a small-time club fighter and an enforcer for a loan shark to, eventually, heavyweight champion of the world.
—Timothy J. Brown, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
Federal prosecutions on his watch have focused on bigger players more than small-time actors, going after gang and cartel leaders in drug and firearm trafficking cases rather than netting users.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Andor may feel smaller than most other Star Wars titles by focusing on fringe planets and small-time Imperial bureaucrats rather than Grand Moffs and Jedi.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Rocky is a working-class Italian American boxer from South Philly who goes from being a small-time club fighter and an enforcer for a loan shark to, eventually, heavyweight champion of the world.
—Timothy J. Brown, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
Federal prosecutions on his watch have focused on bigger players more than small-time actors, going after gang and cartel leaders in drug and firearm trafficking cases rather than netting users.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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