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epic

[ep-ik] / ˈɛp ɪk /
NOUN
long story
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That’s what led to an epic superbloom in 2017, Joan Dudney, an assistant professor of forest ecology at UC Santa Barbara, told The Times in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Colbert is planning to adapt chapters three to eight of The Fellowship of the Ring, in which Frodo and his fellow hobbits begin their epic quest.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

At the same time, an epic collapse in property prices in China has left many there feeling poorer and less inclined to consume luxuries such as foreign-made alcohol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Monday’s epic reversal in stocks, bonds, oil and precious metals has lost some steam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“My mom can bring me as soon as she gets home from work. You can tell me all about it before we have our epic day in the forest.”

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers