stylistic

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The author makes the odd stylistic choice of referring to the engineers, businessmen and politicians he writes about by their first name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Unlike Douglas Sirk’s beautifully photographed Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, or the subgenre’s more narratively contemplative, weepy entries from the late ’70s, the new guard of romantic tearjerkers doesn’t have a pronounced stylistic draw.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The demographic of trot's loyal fanbase is driving this stylistic shift, explains Jung.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

He eschewed any stylistic qualities drawing attention to the process of filmmaking, deeming "too distracting" the close-ups of mouths talking and body parts that featured in his early films.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

I couldn’t copy her essays, and I lacked the factual and stylistic know-how to compose my own.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover