character
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Like the main character, Colin, he spent long stints in bed, but he says the ending did not reflect his reality, so he decided to re-write it.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Adalberto Maypora, a well-known character around town, inspects his fishing boat on a deserted beach nestled between cliffs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
He first encounters Fricker’s odd character in Central Park, dressed in oversized, dirty clothing with city birds resting on her head and shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Neill was a consummate character actor, hard-working and driven by a love for his craft, with a filmography spanning decades and roles that touched countless lives.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
His father wasn’t an electrician like the character in the book—he worked in construction.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The disabled-led production touches on the idea that one of the main characters, Colin, was himself medically gaslit.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Though Neill had more than a lifetime’s experience playing characters who were solely benevolent or entirely wicked, he was remarkably adept at navigating the journey back and forth between these two polarities.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The novelist Muriel Spark was as elusive as her characters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Still, she is proud to have helped move the needle on LGBTQ+ representation, particularly when such characters remain underrepresented.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“It’s easy to jump into world-ending stakes when you’re controlling video game characters, you know? Not as easy when you’re thrown into an actual world-ending adventure.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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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