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He seems to think the assignment was to do a sort of Peter Sellers turn, as though under the impression that the project was a broad comedy like last year’s “Fackham Hall.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Inexperience, he thinks, helped him not overthink the assignment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Despite an accomplished career as a journalist—I’d led a team at The Wall Street Journal to a Pulitzer Prize in 1997—I was months behind on a freelance assignment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It’s a big assignment and he’ll be working on his mental part of the game.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The assignment should have taken place in a week’s time, but I heard today that it’s been brought forward.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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