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Noun
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Yet two years after the team was quick to lock up quarterback Joe Burrow to a long-term contract extension in 2023, its reticence to hand a similarly lucrative extension to edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, despite leading the NFL in sacks last season, has led to an offseason standoff.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 May 2025 -
In an exclusive excerpt shared with PEOPLE, the author wrote how a major sticking point of the couple's early relationship was Kennedy's reticence to introduce Bessette to his mother.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Remember when Russia was that pesky geopolitical force who’s own constant secrecy and subterfuge brought about the downfall of its imperial ambitions?—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
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But this subterfuge is perhaps the very substance of the paintings.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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And then there’s the quiet stuff—travel, visuals, conversations, even silence.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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In the silence that ensued, Ramaphosa took the question instead.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In years to come, these five films will be studied and appreciated not only as models of cinematic stealth and resourcefulness but also as a series of wry, even whimsical, self-portraits—a triumph of imaginative reflection under duress.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2025
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Abby is also designed in conscious contrast to the slight but quick Ellie, who often has to use stealth and wits to overpower her enemies.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Furtiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furtiveness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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