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Clearly they had no further need for the humans who had turned over their yard, their basement and two years of their lives to these charming but diabolically equipped aquatic engineers.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

To an almost indecently entertaining degree, the movie becomes less grim and more playful as it continues, a family tragedy reverse-engineering itself into a diabolically crafty puzzle.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2023

Now consider China, a country that many Americans appear to think is almost diabolically efficient.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2023

It’s a diabolically clever entrapment that Columbo pulls off, and it’s very satisfying.

From New York Times Jan. 19, 2023

He studies the manufacturing of mirrors, a diabolically difficult business.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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