slapped
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It’s as if the best version of the actor-filmmaker has returned to us, minus all the unfortunate layers of ego he accumulated like garish paint slapped over simple, honest wood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
As Los Angeles became more crowded and less pleasant a place to live, the high-handedness of Southern California developers and officialdom occasionally got those hands slapped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Warner Bros. demanded Russell pare down the film’s most intense scenes yet still slapped it with an X rating in the U.S. and U.K., while other countries banned it outright.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
It also raises questions about how well these ads are being slapped together.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Clutched in both Miss Myrt’s waxen hands was the pointer she slapped the map with or pointed to things with on the blackboard.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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