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It doesn’t look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
But this is proper Serena van der Woodsen stuff, the kind of pulpy insanity that Lively cut her teeth on.
From Salon • May 3, 2025
The bouquet of bookbinding and pulpy paper makes for a most intoxicating inhale.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
Her jeans left a mound of pulpy flesh above her waist that disfigured her T-shirts, as though something alien were growing underneath.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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