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But, as the Evening Standard's Maddy Mussey put it: "Anora is essentially her big break, and boy does she nail it."
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
Overviews now sitting atop so many Google search results are giving answers that … well, to call them incorrect is true but doesn’t quite nail it.
From Slate • May 30, 2024
“Had he cut his toe nail, it wouldn’t have gone to penalties,” Robins said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
"We're taking this universal property and using the strengths of these small animals to really nail it mechanistically."
From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023
“Nah. It looks good if you nail it, period,” says Trey.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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