stunner
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Its detached, dispassionate approach vaguely recalls the work of another Kurosawa: Akira, who turned 75 shortly before releasing his late-career stunner “Ran.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
UConn’s stunner is why we watch this stuff, right?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Those goals conceded were from Erling Haaland, a Richarlison stunner from the halfway line and a surprise late header from Tolu Arokodare for usually toothless Wolves.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
The Hoosiers are Big Ten supremes after a 13-10 stunner of No. 1 Ohio State in Saturday’s conference championship in Indianapolis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
“The stunner is a perfectly good option,” Cara says as she plucks a hair from her shirtsleeve.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
This called for the creation of fake messengers, and Delmer invented some absolute stunners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Reiner’s filmography was full of these gems, with stunners like “Stand By Me” and “The Princess Bride” that defined not just their era but people’s entire lives.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025
While Fran Kirby and Jelena Cankovic both scored stunners for the hosts, Brighton's third and fourth goals came directly from defensive lapses.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
The Louise’s on Larchmont Boulevard is a lonely survivor in a fertile Italian dining landscape that includes Michelin-starred stunners such as Osteria Mozza, glitzy hot spots like Mother Wolf and rustic neighborhood gems including Alimento.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
They did not use the sonic, stunners but the foray gun, the ancient weapon that fires a set of metal fragments in a burst.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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