caper
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A crime caper blended with off‑beat comedy, fans of "Derry Girls" will instantly recognise McGee's love of the absurd and larger‑than‑life characters.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
DiCaprio and Jordan will face stiff competition from Timothee Chalamet, who is hotly tipped to win his first Oscar for his role in table tennis caper Marty Supreme.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
At the time, Skimehorn had no idea she was being drawn into an international caper with no parallel in recent history.
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025
Controversy at the Smithsonian, a Jazz Age caper from Thomas Pynchon, Rome’s long history and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
‘He gets on about it sometimes. I always go out quick. “They did this and then we did that” and all that caper.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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