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reel

[reel] / ril /


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Vargas was watching the highlight reel of his own exploits on the scoreboard with a giant grin on his face, Hall said, “like a young boy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Here, the big-budget sequel functions as bait: reel the people in, make them laugh, open their hearts and minds, then punch them in the gut.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Since then he has won 10 England caps, earned selection for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, played in a Champions Cup final and amassed a scorching top-flight highlights reel.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“Well…I’ve decided it’s TIME,” she wrote in the caption of an Instagram reel on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As a finale, they formed two lines and performed a simple reel.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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