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Russo embraces this idealized New Man while his character rejects it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
“I was in charge of New Man jeans,” said Mr. Blahnik, nattily attired in a bespoke vanilla linen suit, sky blue and white striped knit tie, and saddle shoes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2017
Is there such a thing as the New Man?
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2014
It's all a far cry from the New Man.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2014
That is, the New Man has two things that seldom make each other's acquaintance,—Sight and Insight.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 by Various
The new man has problems in goal and at centre-back.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Senior figures hope to retain big jobs in government and there is a new man to impress.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
But Cynthia was also talking about a new man in her life—a man she was wild about.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
She typically acts unbothered, but on this vulnerable track, she sheds a little light on her lover girl personality as she romanticizes all the ways she wants to build a life with a new man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Didi was young, and so pretty that the people of Bone Gap assumed that, after a time, a new man would step in, and that it would be good for everyone.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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