caper
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Plus, a wild week for tech earnings, and an Nvidia spy caper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Instead, it tilts into becoming a caper flick as Seyfried’s commitment to understanding her character’s motivation inspires the actor to invite herself along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
This week, we learned about a presidential caper.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
His depiction of sordid behavior—like his rich portrait of Mumbai—adds the required texture to this frothy caper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Noodles, on the other hand, as usual, was all about pulling a caper.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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I’ll add some capers or a pickle or two, then you have a sandwich for the rest of the day or into the next morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
I had the kombu-cured Japanese hamachi with navel orange, capers, chili, and kohlrabi—bright, balanced, and just a little spicy.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
Or maybe just revelling in the Canadian capers.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
You can’t help but laugh at de capers they cuts.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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"We don't have the means to pay for her studies," she explained from their home's back courtyard, where young children capered about and two rams watched from an enclosure.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Her two dogs, Emma and Bubba, capered into Speier’s sunny living and dining room, lightening the mood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
Elvis impersonators capered all over the Nicolas Cage comedy “Honeymoon in Vegas,” part of a running shtick.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2017
Clay, the new champion, capered along the ring apron, shouting at the press: “Eat your words! I shook up the world! I’m king of the world!”
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2016
All the animals capered with joy when they saw the whips going up in flames.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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There’s a scene in “Don’t Worry Darling” where Harry Styles, playing a character named Jack, is shown onstage at a large raucous gathering, spinning and capering before the crowd in a frenzied solo dance.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
That capering, shifty Jordan Poole’s 31 points came off the bench.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022
This ensemble piece, a communal chorus of witnessing, had a capering quality in the theater as it summoned Till back to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2020
He has described Flavor, with his comic-strip grin and giant clock medallion, as “a visual character with audio bonuses”: the capering hypeman in a band otherwise defined by stony-faced gravitas.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2020
“No; only of my cares,” he shouted gaily, capering about with the children clinging delightedly to him.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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