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She played with skill and verve.
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Giorgetto Giugiaro, Bertone’s prolific designer, poured some of his best styling cues into the tidy GT, which expresses the verve of his earlier Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint and Iso Rivolta models, but in a smaller car for the sporting masses.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
Farrell’s Oz, by contrast, is a cartoon — albeit a loveable one, infused with pathos and verve by the actor and painted with truly impressive makeup by Michael Marino.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
That’s also the name of the real-life West Belfast outfit whose origin story — juiced for maximum political energy and comedic verve by writer-director Rich Peppiatt — makes for a tub-thumping, fist-pumping good time.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
And yet even this problem should have been surmountable, especially with Gaga's titanic talent — a song delivered and staged with verve, panache and wit can bloom in the nastiest of scenarios.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
Farrell’s Oz, by contrast, is a cartoon — albeit a loveable one, infused with pathos and verve by the actor and painted with truly impressive makeup by Michael Marino.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
That’s also the name of the real-life West Belfast outfit whose origin story — juiced for maximum political energy and comedic verve by writer-director Rich Peppiatt — makes for a tub-thumping, fist-pumping good time.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
And yet even this problem should have been surmountable, especially with Gaga's titanic talent — a song delivered and staged with verve, panache and wit can bloom in the nastiest of scenarios.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verve. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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: lively enthusiasm
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