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She also plumped for a classic full-length dress, this time in pink.

History offers some clues about why the Oscars plumped for her.

It will cut its laughs with pathos and plump for a tear at the end.

It's a hard question for her to answer but she plumps for Otis' mum Jean, played by Gillian Anderson.

White: I would definitely plump for Bryan Washington because I think he’s an extraordinary writer, but Neel, as you say, maybe he’s too new to be “influential” …