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And, if you’re a gamer but not a horror connoisseur, Nadira Goffe helpfully breaks down whether Resident Evil will be too scary for you, using Slate’s highly scientific Scaredy Scale.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

But an Emmy for his most sustained great performance — as theater director, podcaster and dip connoisseur Oliver Putnam on “Only Murders in the Building” — has eluded him thus far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

If spotting a rare creature in the wild wasn't challenging enough, the numbat is a squirrel-sized camouflage connoisseur, explains Dr Tony Friend, the godfather of conservation in the state of Western Australia.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

A connoisseur of the craft, he’s logged more than 1,500 distinct varieties of beer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

This like a wine connoisseur dropping a name.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

While the neighborhood used to be renowned for flannel-clad IPA connoisseurs and a thriving indie art scene, the 2010s-era hipsters who sparked the Hasidim vs.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

If nothing else, the galleries of the Lucas Museum appear designed specifically to make certain critics and connoisseurs roar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Because in between minding the net for Team USA, Frankel, 27, has quickly emerged as one of the foremost connoisseurs of the dish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Watch prices that are up double digits from last year thanks to connoisseurs bidding them up.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 2026

They never had seen the feather-lightness that she gave to Undying, a completely fresh style—and they were connoisseurs of styles.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey