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drama

[drah-muh, dram-uh] / ˈdrɑ mə, ˈdræm ə /




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“People love a war, people love the drama of it all,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

She went on to enjoy a lengthy career that spanned TV, radio and film and was perhaps best known for playing Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama Tenko.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Mr. Werth has spent decades chronicling the human drama of drug discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

All of this legal drama is over a singular congressional seat.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

I watched the two until we were out of sight, taking off—both still intent on their drama, as oblivious to the planes as if they were alone in the forest primeval.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

Selected by a special panel of filmmakers and critics, the films on this list span over 100 years of cinema and include comedies, horror flicks, dramas, documentaries, and beyond.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Actor and playwright Ellen McLaughlin, who originated the role of the Angel in Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” has put her own modern spin on ancient Greek dramas.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Born in London in 1944, O'Sullivan started his career as a child actor in the 50s and 60s, playing uncredited roles in dramas in 1953.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

“Women are often expected to write quiet, intricate family dramas, but Chloe went ahead and wrote an unbelievably plotted science fiction novel.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Medical dramas made it even harder for me to blend in at school.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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