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Noun
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Anderson’s leading lady Mia Threapleton — who has acting in her blood thanks to mother Kate Winslet — was overcome with emotion as the applause raged on, smiling as tears poured down her face.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
18 May 2025 -
The other series regulars playing hockey players who would each take turns as a lead in subsequent seasons include Cipriano (Logan from Book #2, The Mistake), Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal) and Kalyn (Dean from Book #3, The Score), with Abdalla as Dean’s future leading lady, Allie.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 May 2025
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Daniel Kaluuya is perhaps the only Black leading man who rivals Jordan’s mix of critical acclaim and box-office success.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Hutchins was attending a rehearsal at New Mexico’s Bonanza Creek Ranch on Oct. 21, 2021, when she was fatally shot by a prop gun handled by leading man Alec Baldwin.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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Its only movie to date, a 2022 drama called The Wandering Moon, about a fateful friendship between a young man and a girl, got six nominations for the Japan Academy Film Prize, including for best actor and actress.—
James Simms,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Sunset Blvd’s star Nicole Scherzinger and Gypsy’s Audra McDonald will vie for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 June 2025
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After dodging several audience questions about an Office reboot during his opening monologue-turned-Q&A, Carell started getting peppered with resentful recriminations from his own former costars.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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The show comes with some other challenges, most notably holding in laughter, particularly in scenes with costars Pierce and Karimloo, Williams says.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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Only one quarterback remains on the roster from last season, and that’s walk-on Jackson Stratton, who began the year as a fifth-teamer only to start two games after injuries took out four other quarterbacks.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Mike Noyes of Granby, a high-IQ walk-on who eventually earned a scholarship during the Kevin Ollie era, is an assistant coach/director of player development.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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There is not normally an upside to losing a star player through injury for a lengthy period, but Kaoru Mitoma’s absence from the last 16 games of the 2023-24 season had a silver lining for Brighton & Hove Albion.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Coactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coactor. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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