box office
box office
/bˈɑːks ˈɑːfɪs/
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Still, it's box office haul wasn't as high as some analysts had hoped.
So to compare box office sales between different years, we have to adjust for inflation.
But what really crushed it was the surprising box office smashes of release-adjacent movies.
cast
cast
/ˈkæst/
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‘Hear Me’ is really cute although it's a hearing cast.
The cast of 'Spring Awakening' was there, basically.
They couldn't handle how different the cast was.
dramatic
dramatic
/dɹəˈmætɪk/
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Dramatic changes began in the 18th century.
Its dramatic decline can be seen by looking at numbers provided by the NASDAQ Composite Index.
They're definitely dramatic ones.
to edit
to edit
/ˈɛdət/
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I edit them.
Some people are even using their smartphone to create and edit videos.
"This includes editing titles, descriptions, "thumbnails, replying to comments, etc. "
genre
genre
/ˈʒɑnɹə/
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That's like my favourite genre ever so I wanted to give it a shot .
That's one of my favourite genres in both television, movies and books.
And it was a few different genres of dances.
interval
interval
/ˈɪntɝvəɫ/
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But in that short interval, the character of the storm changed.
More incisions are made at important intervals to continue the production of resin exudates.
Stone monuments go up at regular intervals to clearly mark it.
preview
preview
/ˈpɹivˌju/
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Yeah, that's a preview for what's coming.
“So what happened in 2018 really is a preview, where democracy is under a stress test.”
We're in our final rehearsals before our first preview show.
to produce
to produce
/ˈpɹoʊdus/, /pɹəˈdus/
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They live together in relative harmony, producing 80 percent of the world's opals.
The destructive energy of hail, she testifies, produces damage from above, not from the side.
This means a machine cannot produce all possible odors by simply mixing three odors.
release
release
/ɹiˈɫis/
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Release is what we got to do to get into the development of the route.
And a release is just a receiver escaping from a defender.
Worked on release quickness.
scenario
scenario
/sɪˈnɛɹioʊ/
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Let me replay this scenario that happened a few days ago for you.
This is that same scenario.
Our full-spectrum LED lighting has seven different lighting scenarios.
script
script
/ˈskɹɪpt/
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Or if you have a script already made.
"Many subtitlers don't like automatically generated scripts.
I guess there's nothing really planned, like there's no real script involved.
to shoot
to shoot
/ˈʃut/
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Has that silly man really shot himself?'
Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!'
But at night, fiery sparks shoot out, Father!'
villain
villain
/ˈvɪɫən/
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Anyway, those are my own personal thoughts on Detective Pikachu and the evil disabled villain trope.
I love being the villain of things.
But did he die a hero or had he already become a villain?
stunt
stunt
/ˈstənt/
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No, it's not a PR stunt.
Donaldson post videos of stunts performed by himself and his friends.
and they wanted to mark the occasion with their biggest stunt yet.
adaptation
adaptation
/ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/
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This adaptation has to do with a specialized enzyme: lactase.
The same adaptation works on Capsicum too, so the treeshrew will happily feast on chilis all day long.
So this is where yet another adaptation came in for marine reptiles like the metriorhynchids.
to dramatize
to dramatize
/ˈdɹæməˌtaɪz/, /ˈdɹɑməˌtaɪz/
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Dramatizing their attractions, their products, their history, and their progress.
It’s hard to believe these people aren’t dramatizing their reactions for the camera.
To dramatize that properly, you have to show real loss.
feature
feature
/ˈfitʃɝ/
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These mechanical features gave later engineers the idea to develop mechanical clocks.
"We've decided to discontinue the Community Contributions feature "across all channels after September 28, 2020.
It's kind of like having that community contribution feature.
interpretation
interpretation
/ˌɪnˌtɝpɹɪˈteɪʃən/
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and then the interpretation will happen and then we will answer and more interpretation will happen, you know.
Reagan's twelve two ninety one was vaguely written, leaving a lot for interpretation.
So, how can there be such hugely different interpretations about what this thing was?
to portray
to portray
/pɔɹˈtɹeɪ/
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And Owen portrayed his vision of dinosaurs not on paper, or canvas, but in three dimensions!
“Do you like how you were portrayed in the opera?”
Oscar winner Brie Larson got in superhero shape to portray the titular hero.
theatrical
theatrical
/θiˈætɹɪkəɫ/
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They also have tons of podcasts, theatrical performances and comedy you can choose from as well.
The airport story is a much bigger theatrical story.
And so why don't we roll the theatrical trailer?
ad lib
ad lib
/ˈæd lˈɪb/
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Jimmy, all you have to do is ad lib three impressions.
- Okay, so, this is the Porky Pig stutter ad lib.
allegory
allegory
/ˈæɫəˌɡɔɹi/
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You don’t ask about Plato’s allegory of the cave.
It is Plato’s Allegory of the Cave.
Zombification took root as an allegory for colonialism, imperialism, and oppression.
auditorium
auditorium
/ˌɔdəˈtɔɹiəm/
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If your auditorium is on a higher floor, get ready to pass by two or three tempting displays.
A great speech doesn't require a huge auditorium, or a massive social cause behind it.
[Voiceover] You're in an incredibly hot auditorium wearing wool, and those look awful.
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
/ˈkɫɪfˌhæŋɝ/
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And then I left you with a cliffhanger.
So I'll stop there and deliver what "Reading Rainbow" calls a cliffhanger, and thank you.
What's clever about the ending is not the fact that it's a clever cliffhanger.
prop
prop
/ˈpɹɑp/
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I give props to everyone, every single person who gave up their hearing aids for the comfort of themselves.
The Treasurer knows the rule on props.
And it deserves those props!
costume
costume
/ˈkɑstum/, /kɑˈstum/
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Suddenly, he sees some people in costumes.
Jake looks at the beautiful tall girl in her carnival costume.
So he ordered what he thought was a coyote costume for his lead animatronic.
to direct
to direct
/daɪˈɹɛkt/, /dɝˈɛkt/, /dɪˈɹɛkt/
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It explicitly directs a mother to feed a Healthy Start meal to her baby.
That Jules herself directed.
Narrator: You can also reduce contributions to your 401(k) to direct savings to your emergency fund.
heroine
heroine
/ˈhɛɹoʊən/
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Her dry wit and cheeky playfulness informs her heroines, whose conversational tone welcomes readers with a conspiratorial wink.
And though her heroines might ridicule senseless social mores, Austen fully understood the practical importance of maintaining appearances.
These headstrong heroines provide an entertaining anchor for their tumultuous romantic narratives.
audience
audience
/ˈɑdiəns/, /ˈɔdiəns/
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A man comes in and speaks to the audience.
And it's the most time efficient for an American audience.
And my audience is mostly American.
scene
scene
/ˈsin/
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One thing I like, is that when you get into the opening scene, you already see Tara.
And he's in the room right next to Tara, and this is a really big fighting scene.
And the third scene, and this is something so, so relatable to me.
character
character
/ˈkɛɹɪktɝ/
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Narcissus was the name of a character in an ancient Greek story.
But in that short interval, the character of the storm changed.
They are meeting their favorite cartoon characters.
