theme
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“Event Horizon” demonstrates a major theme in Neill’s most gruesome creature feature performances: the slow, onscreen transition from good to evil.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Lim expects higher investment in upstream oil and gas projects from next year, thanks to the energy-security theme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Philadelphia Fed’s data appear to fit the theme of U.S. consumers splitting between those who are thriving and those are struggling, Zwemmer said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The overarching theme here is a court that just doesn’t care.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
She studied me with a reserved expression, doubtless wondering why I’d suggested the theme after making faces about modeling.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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With norteño-sax, the group could incorporate contemporary dating themes into songs that bring people physically closer to one another on the dance floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Even the non-thriller themes — female friendship, aging, ageism, admitting the truth about oneself to oneself and one’s dearest, the invigorating effects of danger — are explicitly expressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
So it seems based on UBS’s “theme-o-meter,” which gauges which market themes are rising to the top and the ones sinking to the bottom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
There were also central themes with colour too as the collection leaned on black, silver and gold.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Identifying these surprising and provocative themes was a breakthrough, but the Times is not in the dissertation business.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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In May, the group sang songs and performed anti-AI themed street theater outside of the Oakland federal courthouse during the high-profile Musk-Altman trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The prize: A red Coca-Cola themed scarf or baseball cap.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
These might include karaoke nights, themed bingo happy hours, and raves, often thrown with well-respected collectives.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Trained in dance and choreography, Wicks’ day job is in themed entertainment while her personal projects explore the immersive space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Now they were stuck in her head, like a catchy tune from a nautically themed operetta that one cannot help singing in the shower, despite having a strong dislike for the show itself.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Iwekrs is more interested in showing us the race against time, especially for a park that deviated from the light theming and simple rides of amusement parks of the era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
After getting business interest approval - which lets an employee pursue other lines of work outside their job - she began "creating and theming party tents".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma-based chain of big-box craft stores, is famous for its Christian theming.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2023
An actual rainbow arched over the park’s thunder-shower-soaked parking lot as the sun set, prompting several attendees to joke that Disney had outdone itself with Pride theming this year.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
So far, the dynamic color theming has been available mostly on Pixels, though Samsung and Xiaomi have recently introduced theming options as well.
From The Verge ● Feb. 10, 2022
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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