character
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Charlie Chaplin’s famous bumbling, mustachioed character known as the Tramp, who waddles and wears a bowler hat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Brydon, who grew up in Baglan, Port Talbot, said taking on the role "felt like a challenge once we got into the studio" and he battled "to stay on the saddle" to remain in character.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The 19-year-old Fulham academy graduate has scored one goal in nine appearances for England Under-21s, and Tuchel called him "a fantastic character" who "gives us a bit of flexibility".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
And while the facts of this oft-told story are, for the most part, accurate, “I Am Rocky” feels too neat, a movie that relies on our love for “Rocky,” the movie and the character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Even by the standards of Wall Street villains whose character flaws wind up being exaggerated to fit the crime, Cassano, in the retelling, became a cartoon monster.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Contributors rewrite endings, invent romances or give minor characters their own adventures, then share them online for free.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
The cast of characters is long, and each one is granted his or her own impression of events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The camera rarely moves as we spy charged conversations from a distance, sometimes from another room or from a floor above the characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Shah loved the script, Kapri says, but felt that he and Pathak did not belong to the region and would struggle to do justice to the characters.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Chinese characters can’t be sent over wire or cable or radioed or anything like that,” Elizebeth noted.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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