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Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel.
She seems like a friendly, likable young woman.
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Historically, his efforts to advance more climate-friendly technologies, his socially liberal stances, and his entrepreneurship positioned him as a likable iconoclast by broad swathes of the population.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Duke’s third-year coach Jon Scheyer, who’s been tasked with the difficult job of succeeding the all-time winningest coach in men’s college basketball history, Mike Krzyzewski, is forging his own path with the likable Flagg.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Yet when the only three likable characters here manage to survive that onslaught, there’s a sweetness to the fadeout that reveals surprising charm beneath the film’s vigorously rude surface.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
In that teen classic, Trachtenberg played likable math prodigy Casey Carlyle, who uses her smarts to become an aspiring figure skater.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Duke’s third-year coach Jon Scheyer, who’s been tasked with the difficult job of succeeding the all-time winningest coach in men’s college basketball history, Mike Krzyzewski, is forging his own path with the likable Flagg.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Yet when the only three likable characters here manage to survive that onslaught, there’s a sweetness to the fadeout that reveals surprising charm beneath the film’s vigorously rude surface.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
In that teen classic, Trachtenberg played likable math prodigy Casey Carlyle, who uses her smarts to become an aspiring figure skater.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Likable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likable. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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