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These are fair questions the film never bothers to consider, instead favoring inert dialogue and needle drops that tell the audience when they’re supposed to be moved.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Deals and partnerships like these can move the needle for big drugmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Hochman said last week that he wanted to thread the needle between punishing the illegal recording and not dissuading whistleblowers from coming forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Efforts to make housing more affordable have so far failed to meaningfully move the needle.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

When his eyes opened, Dad grabbed the needle and filled the syringe with the proper dose.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

There was the chirping of cicadas and the crunch of desiccated pine needles underfoot, but the most remarkable thing about the place was the quiet.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

It was also uniquely hazardous because waste in dumpsters can include items such as knives, glass, needles, batteries and vermin, Menchaca said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

This one, though, involved permanent ink and needles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Jurors were told she had sought alternatives to her insulin medication because of her vegetarianism and fear of needles.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

They heard the crackle and pop of somebody walking toward them through the dry pine needles on the forest floor, and the girls looked up hopefully.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

During the session in 2017, he needled Rex Tillerson - urging him to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal which Tillerson refused to do.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

Anthony Munoz, the future Hall of Fame offensive tackle, remembers his coach sticking up for him at training table in the late 1970s when teammates playfully needled him about his long hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

In theaters, airplanes and performance spaces, I needled my companions by demanding specific aisle seats for legroom and faster escape.

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023

If he turned away and then looked back, there was no longer a sign of her, not even a whispering motion in the needled branches she had moved through.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Hilton has been needling Becerra for not being as publicly visible on the campaign trail since the two men advanced in the June primary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

British journalist Piers Morgan, who delights in needling Australia, posted his condolences along with a prayer emoji on social media: "My thoughts with @CricketAus at this very difficult time."

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Solomon’s response didn’t suffice for Wells Fargo’s Mike Mayo, who followed up by needling the investment bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

The Steelers made no reference to dry needling in an update on Friday but that element was revealed in a post on X, external by his older brother JJ.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

We both waited to see if Gracus would lash out at this last bit of needling.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri