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The gentle-hearted Miriam’s (a luminous Bisserat Tseggai) heart-rending story about breaking away from a louse of a husband, having to leave her little girl behind to make a stab at a new life, cuts to the bone.
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
While plenty of designers take a stab at the trend, Berry (and stylist Lindsay Flores) turned to the masters themselves—lingerie titans La Perla.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will take a stab at getting the cryptocurrency industry to back Vice President Kamala Harris, Axios has learned.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
One even suggested popular DJ, John Summit, take a stab at creating the song.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
While plenty of designers take a stab at the trend, Berry (and stylist Lindsay Flores) turned to the masters themselves—lingerie titans La Perla.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will take a stab at getting the cryptocurrency industry to back Vice President Kamala Harris, Axios has learned.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
One even suggested popular DJ, John Summit, take a stab at creating the song.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
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“Take/make a stab at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%2Fmake%20a%20stab%20at. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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