epic
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With the film's release, some audio streaming platforms have also flagged a corresponding spike in interest in the audiobook form of Homer's epic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
“The Odyssey,” in whatever format it is seen, is an epic adventure with emotional undertones beyond the original story and an existential message that resonates far more than its smattering of modern language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Chey and SK Hynix remain on an epic streak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
People are flying across the country to see filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s epic fantasy blockbuster “The Odyssey,” the first full-length movie shot only with Imax cameras.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I’m just saying. You guys have this epic beginning.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
It’s believed to have first appeared in text in the Mahabharata, one of two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
We asked our staffers for their dreamiest expectations and they didn’t hold back: space epics, Matt Damon in a helmet and, yes, a “Jackass” movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
By emulating epics like Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the live-action “House of David” opens its story to a much broader audience than most Christian content.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
The play will be "a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen", and will reach the stage in early 2027, the announcement said.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
King praised the students who had, as he put it, “fashioned...a creative protest that is destined to be one of the glowing epics of our time....”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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