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In response, designer brand Lurelly posted: “If by surgeon you mean her new born baby. I can’t wait for a world where we root for each other rather than assume.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
"They're likable, they're easy to love, they're easy to root for," said superfan Anthony Donahue.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The audience will root for him, yes, but they won’t have any understanding of who Davidson is as a person.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
“The audience needs to know who to root for, it needs to buy into the story, staying in character is super important.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
There’s a small section of Irish who’ve come to root for Erin.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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