character
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Saturated with convincing detail about the world of classical music and film scoring, the movie is a compelling character study marred only by a certain episodic quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Cruise’s character is an intentional parallel to his own cinema-championing schtick, an actor who believes every scene he’s in should carry some semblance of the truth.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Chilean-American Pascal said his character "just seemed like a person who is as much of a kind of passenger to his life as you are a passenger to his experience...as a viewer."
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Harrison Glynne Jones was described as a "cheeky chappy, full of character"
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I don’t want to feel like I’m a character in your book. Especially not that character.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Yet the star of the book is not human at all, but an injured rescue dog, Luna, whom a few of the characters befriend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Few critics praised Archer's prose style, his sense of humour, or the emotional depth of his characters.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Digger and all the characters we’ve met so far are actors.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
OpenAI’s Dots agents, which also launched last month, let users pick from fuzzy characters like Todd the frog, digital pets or custom-designed avatars.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
None of Ob’s whirligigs were farm animals or cartoon characters.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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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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