epic

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Turner, who grew up in Warwickshire, shot to fame as Sansa Stark in HBO's fantasy epic Game of Thrones, and went on to appear as Jean Grey in the X-Men films.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“Apple’s story is an epic tale of frenetic all-nighters and creative rebellion,” he wrote in his book.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

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

The story is a sweeping epic around the time of Jesus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

From my parents’ awful plan to give up Sir Fig Newton for adoption, to my epic fail with the lemonade stand.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas