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De Wet maintains an unnerving smile and intensity throughout “Hag,” playing the role with as much humor as it deserves.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
Mr De Wet will be taken into protective custody until the end of the trial.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
De Wet Swanepoel, the co-founder of hearX, said its Lexie Lumen OTC hearing aid will allow consumers to program it to their needs.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2022
De Wet sat at the head of the table, flanked by three U.N. military officers.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2016
De Wet pronounced each of the main accused guilty on all counts.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Paul de Wet came off the bench to step his way to the line for try number five, before fellow replacement Andre-Hugo Venter burrowed over the whitewash to add further gloss to an impressive display.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
"Luckily, since it was only an eight-day period, there were very few medevac calls," Mr de Wet added.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2021
In 2016, Teena launched her own fragrance, Eau de Wet Dogge, on Australian breakfast television with a smell-o-vision segment with Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2018
Fresh from their photo shoot with Vogue, I presented them with Eau de Wet Dogge, a gift from Teena.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2018
But de Wet did not seem to be listening to either man.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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