characters
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Wind, a financial-data provider, identified 70 mainland-listed stocks with names containing one of three identically pronounced characters meaning sheep, ocean or sun.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
So wild are the characters and harrowing the dramas, however, that readers will relish “Embargo” even without an overarching argument.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
“But there are certain scenes where there was space for tenderness. You want to embrace the characters, especially when you know the hardships they’re going through and where the story is headed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Burgess’s characters and mode of storytelling come from a preironic age and may seem, by current stylistic standards, almost embarrassingly sugary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Gene, do you remember when you invited me to your birthday party? In third grade? The one where your dad got the Marvel characters in costume?”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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