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If only the sorely miscast Dano had the weight to sell this guided tour of corruption — a role that could have been in the vein of one of Scorsese’s charismatic motormouth narrators.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"He will be sorely missed both at home and on screen. We'll never forget him."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The bigger issue is that investors who stuck with staples, foregoing bigger gains in hopes they would provide a smoother ride, have been sorely mistaken.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

He will shake up a stagnant institution at a time when change is sorely needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

That’s what he’d said yesterday, that he sorely needed it.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse