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
The author of “Gravity’s Rainbow” sends a private eye on the trail of a missing heiress in a complex, comic, Prohibition-era caper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
The school halls echo with tales of his hilarious pranks, pulled off with the faithful Jordie and Pouncey at his side—the snowball-filled-with-peanut-butter caper; the salt-in-the-teachers’-room-coffee affair; the lard-in-the-parade-route incident.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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