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As a “very, very effeminate boy” growing up in Baltimore, Ben Appel was teased mercilessly.

The headstrong American starlet, cast as Belmondo’s noncommittal lover, is convinced that Godard is working toward a disaster and gets most of her enjoyment from teasing her prickly boss.

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Over the past nine months, Fury has teased comebacks and then subsequently backtracked.

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Before the internet made movie trailers ubiquitous and streamers teased films with a rotating roster of images, an image painted for a poster was the flag that studios waved for a film.

The apps often tease their shows on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms before a user has to download an app to continue.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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