epic
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They chased 331 for a four-wicket win in an epic Test against the Proteas in 2002, when Ricky Ponting hit a brilliant 100 not out.
From BBC â Oct. 30, 2026
“Tidal Wave” offers an epic of “Great Escape” proportions.
From The Wall Street Journal â Oct. 30, 2026
A year later, she made her film debut, albeit uncredited, in the western epic “Giant” while she was in Texas visiting her family.
From Los Angeles Times â Oct. 29, 2026
Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, collectively known as "Los Javis," have wowed critics and filmgoers with their sweeping queer epic telling the interconnected stories of three gay men over multiple generations.
From Barron's â Oct. 24, 2026
Severe epic disapproval—such as moms and teachers do real well.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
ACOTAR, as it is known to aficionados, blends the swords-and-sorcery of fantasy epics like "Game of Thrones" with the smoldering romance familiar to readers of Danielle Steel.
From Barron's â Oct. 23, 2026
The production was announced in March this year as a "rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen".
From BBC â Oct. 11, 2026
Mr. Power begins his survey with Chapman’s Homer but frequently casts his glance backward to the Homeric epics themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 28, 2026
Although he established himself with futuristic films like “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” he showed a knack for emotional drama with 1991’s “Thelma & Louise” and for historical epics like 2000’s “Gladiator.”
From Los Angeles Times â Aug. 26, 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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