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Normally, I love the arrow of a Willie Nelson lyric, which is: What’s the simplest way I can say the most complicated thing?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Taking cover behind a rock, he drew his bowstring and with a single strike landed an arrow close to its neck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

But it’s not just the film itself that feels off, with its allegory’s dull arrow landing in a field thousands of acres away from the target.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Instead, most bats flew like an arrow directly across the road at a height at which they would collide with vehicles.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Now, though, the arrow twitched; it appeared to stutter, juddering back and forth—and then began to spin, slowly and then faster, until it was vibrating in her hand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell