clout
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Whether for clout on Letterboxd or simply bragging rights among friends, how one sees a movie has become a key part of the overall experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Nandy opted not to issue an “intervention notice” after striking an agreement with Paramount that provides “assurances and legally-binding commitments” that the company would not abuse its market clout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Still, those were mostly charming asides for TikTok clout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig used her clout to convince Netflix to make her adaptation of “The Chronicles of Narnia” its first global theatrical release next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
They divided up the state’s water—as nearly as was possible—in direct relationship to a region’s political clout and economic pull.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
His clouts were described by The Times as “gigantic.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Makes some space and clouts Hazlewood over long-on.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2016
The liner off Steve Trachsel, the shortest of McGwire’s mostly mammoth clouts that season, curled over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2015
The liner off Steve Trachsel, the shortest of McGwire's mostly mammoth clouts that season, curled over the left-field wall at old Busch Stadium.
From US News ● Oct. 9, 2015
These clouts they put away on entering a house, as we should put away umbrellas, and wear only socks in-doors.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 by Various
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