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Recent Examples of set piece
Brentford has focused on set-pieces for years, and has scored more set piece goals than any team other than Arsenal between 2021 and the end of the 2023/24 season.
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Steve Price, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
As for the set pieces themselves, the only thing that really disappointed me about Tonightmares is how generic most of Fallon’s deepest fears are: a mad scientist, a serial killer, aliens hunting you down.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
There’s a futuristic-looking nesting tea set designed by Peter Saenger in 1990 that became a set piece on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
—Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
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Steve Price, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
As for the set pieces themselves, the only thing that really disappointed me about Tonightmares is how generic most of Fallon’s deepest fears are: a mad scientist, a serial killer, aliens hunting you down.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
There’s a futuristic-looking nesting tea set designed by Peter Saenger in 1990 that became a set piece on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
—Anna Hezel, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2024
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Through the fog of its incessant sociopolitical incoherence (also nothing short of ur-typical of the militant-spy genre), each episode delivers an even mix of A-list scenery chewing, insane dialogue, and small-screen action that actually kinda rips.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Created by Tony McNamara, who earned Oscar nominations for his writing work on both The Favourite and Poor Things, The Great offers the same combination of lush costumes and scenery mixed with a biting commentary on the world, and a woman’s place in it.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tweezerman Glass Manicure Set Target Tweezerman Glass Manicure Set (4-Piece) $28 Target This SELF Healthy Beauty Award–winning set, which comes with a file, buffer, cuticle pusher, and pair of clippers, is a major upgrade to most nail care kits.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
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According to Cher, one tense moment on set included Bogdanovich asking her for her opinion on a scene, and then later chastising her for sharing her perspective.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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In Maryland, the average annual decor spend is $264, followed closely by New Mexico and Oklahoma—which spend $240 and $220, respectively.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Placing your tree in front of a window makes for elegant Christmas decor for your home’s exterior as well.Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2024
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So while the photography is lovely and the horses are impressive, the show devolves into hour after hour of similar scenes and bland drama.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The closest lodging is about ten miles away in tiny Huntsville, and the nearest hub, with hotels, dining, and an après scene, is 30 minutes downvalley in Ogden.Sam Pfeifle, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Multiple fires are burning in Orange County, New York, where County Executive Steve Neuhaus spoke amid a backdrop of overhead-height flames late Sunday afternoon.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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And that moment of Rio using her knife to cut through the backdrop was pointing at that idea.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Odds to Win 2024 RSM Classic Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from FanDuel Sportsbook refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the months since, Trahan has compulsively filled the house with every painting, knickknack, book cover and random prop featured on the classic sitcom.Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Quaint Oak Bancorp entered into an agreement to sell and lease back its property in Allentown, Pennsylvania.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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On public land and shared private properties, such spots can become pressured and overhunted.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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It was later clarified that the traditional coin toss took place before the ball drop.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The cart drop came just as Chesterfield — the area's largest county — dropped out of the regional recycling collective altogether.Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Set piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20piece. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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