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In school, teachers lauded the plucky kid with good grades. Benjamin Wofford, Wired, "A Texas County Clerk’s Bold Crusade to Transform How We Vote," 15 Sep. 2020

The plucky little town of Mount Angel isn’t going to let something like a pandemic get it down. oregonlive, "Mount Angel Oktoberfest 2020 moves online, serving up beer, brauts and streamed entertainment," 7 Sep. 2020

Like its predecessors, the film features a plucky heroine who learns to let loose, a fierce competition with high stakes, and a cast that knows how to move. Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, "The Work It Soundtrack Will Get You On Your Feet," 12 Aug. 2020

In the novel, as poor David made his way from one abusive guardian to another, Dickens was mostly content to focus on his plucky young hero. Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, "'Veep' veterans offer a hilarious spin on Dickens' 'David Copperfield'," 27 Aug. 2020

Like its predecessors, the film features a plucky heroine who learns to let loose, a fierce competition with high stakes, and a cast that knows how to move. Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, "The Work It Soundtrack Will Get You On Your Feet," 12 Aug. 2020

For years, America believed that creed, and high-tech innovation was propelled by plucky newcomers from Nikola Tesla to Sergey Brin of Google to Eric Yuan of Zoom. Clive Thompson, Wired, "Tech Workers Are Living the American Dream—in Canada," 18 Aug. 2020

Agent Phil Coulson and his plucky team of superheroes battled an alien race of Chronicoms in a high-octane journey through multiple time periods in the seventh and final season of ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. takes final bow with high-octane journey through time," 14 Aug. 2020

Like its predecessors, the film features a plucky heroine who learns to let loose, a fierce competition with high stakes, and a cast that knows how to move. Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, "The Work It Soundtrack Will Get You On Your Feet," 12 Aug. 2020

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