epic

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Habitat destruction, overfishing and water pollution from the Amazon to the Danube threaten the very survival of hundreds of species whose epic voyages along the world's great rivers go largely unnoticed.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Feel free to retain the mental image of his epic smash-and-grab catch over teammate Kiké Hernández.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

This film redefined the great American epic through its mastery of the medium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In the last days of Scotland's epic bid for automatic World Cup qualification things seemed to take a potentially fatal twist in Piraeus, the main seaport of Athens.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In this sweeping international epic, black and white American soldiers protect each other under enemy fire in the African desert.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein