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Rust’s 19th goal would have served merely as window dressing if not for several strong stops by rookie Joel Blomqvist, who made his first start since replacing former franchise goalie Tristan Jarry on the roster on Thursday.
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Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Because of Musk’s 13% ownership stake in the company and tight control of its board, any management change would only be window dressing.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
Other characters suffer a similar fate, as they, so thinly sketched, become window dressing.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
All that stuff in the film’s early scenes about Blake’s relationship with his dad, his daughter, and his wife wind up feeling like window dressing.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Because of Musk’s 13% ownership stake in the company and tight control of its board, any management change would only be window dressing.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
Other characters suffer a similar fate, as they, so thinly sketched, become window dressing.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
All that stuff in the film’s early scenes about Blake’s relationship with his dad, his daughter, and his wife wind up feeling like window dressing.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Window dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressing. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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