spectacular
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The home side stretched their lead with the game's most spectacular moment, a length-of-the-pitch try from Spencer that came moments after Andy Onyeama-Christie seemed destined to score for Saracens.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
As it ought to be, the interior is spectacular, with traditional eyeball vents and chromed organ-pull dampers sharing space with discretely deployed digital displays and other modern conveniences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Dressed in sky blue kimonos emblazoned with flowers, the dancers twist and twirl in unison in front of hundreds of spectators eager to see the annual "Miyako Odori" in the nation's spectacular ancient capital.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Closer Malakye Matsumoto had a spectacular seventh inning to pick up the save, striking out all three batters.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
It is a truly spectacular variety that can easily grow six feet tall, with arching, attractively shaped fronds and spore-bearing stalks that turn a pleasing shade of brown when fully mature.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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