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As this dark comedy’s opening credits roll, they’re blissfully practicing their first dance, laughing and stumbling as they try to get their twirls and steps right.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The effect is as interesting as reading a grade-school roll call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Corporate profits will be the next big test as first-quarter earnings roll in.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Preston Council said the event did not "prescribe the type of egg to be rolled and visitors have the choice as to what they roll down the hill".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Daisy thought a second and said, “Mama, we could put him in the wheelbarrow and roll him in.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls