panned
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“We wanted to tap into the teen nostalgia of sleepovers, and things we always wanted to do at sleepovers, but never panned out in the way you imagine in movies,” said Mathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Critics panned the film, and “Invitation” would be one of the last musicals produced by MGM.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Warsh’s communication at the July press conference, after the central bank held rates steady at its two-day policy meeting, was widely panned by investors and economists.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Disney has once again taken one of its biggest animated hits of recent years and turned it into a live-action remake - but the new take on 2016's Moana has been panned by most critics.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
As the camera panned an empty pier, still wet from the afternoon rain, the Spanish newscaster reported that there was evidence of a struggle.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
