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Rose, the archetypal stage mother determined to launch her daughters into the spotlight she was denied, is hustling June and Louise on the vaudeville circuit in the 1920s through the early 1930s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Blue Man Group is hustling, with three shows at the Astor Place Theater, and it’s a two-matinee day for the Rockettes in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

No one is hustling to schedule a parade after this outcome, but for a program writhing near rock bottom and enduring ridicule four years ago, this run felt joyous.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2022

For some, the only option is hustling harder, working weekends and nights, taking on second jobs.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022

“Ahn ahn! Ogini. Are you the first person to have this problem? You have to get up and hustle. Everybody is hustling, Lagos is about hustling,” Nneoma said.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie