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scene

[seen] / sin /


NOUN
part of a dramatic performance
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Yet weeks later, on stage at the Kennedy Center, the whole scene played out exactly as Infantino had dreamed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Normally there’d be a current charting trap or rap song, but there’s something about that song that I think makes you recalibrate how you’re looking at the scene in general.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

After starting to film his section of the music video, An alleges West "couldn't remember his lines", shouted cut, and turned his attention to shooting a different scene.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"We and people from the neighbouring areas rushed to the scene and rescued the remaining people. We even took some wounded to the clinic," said Ali Jan Akhlaqi, a 29-year-old resident.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He was sprawled pathetically on the wooden sidewalk now, propping himself up on one elbow and seeming to reflect on the scene before him.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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