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From here, Robert carefully stacks a Jenga tower of suspense-laden set pieces and surprisingly moving family drama, without so much as letting the structure teeter.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
I landed in Seattle from Rome last week and cleared passport control in seconds without so much as pulling out my passport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I asked ChatGPT, too, and it spit out a whole seminar on how to listen better and “consider her love language,” without so much as a one-click discounted bath bomb in sight.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
But in 2024, years after her series ran its course, a major reveal about her mental capacity came down without so much as a word from Williams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
He wouldn’t go over seventeen years without so much as a phone call, and if he died, he’d have the decency to do it somewhere where he could be found.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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