protagonists
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Rockstar has hinted that the Bonnie and Clyde-type protagonists Jason and Lucia do not have to become a full-on romantic couple.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The show redirects focus to Cathy Ames, the wife of one of the novel’s protagonists and one of the most beguiling characters in American literature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
There’s an understandable pacing dip afterward, when the wounded villagers think the nightmare is over and our protagonists learn separately that the forest holds more of these mysteriously strong creatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Since they frequently fail, millennial protagonists suffer from a modern sort of arrested development.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The facts are true, even if the protagonists are fictions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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