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scene

[seen] / sin /


NOUN
part of a dramatic performance
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In one scene, a young person "wonders whether... that kind of love was possible only in the old times", he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A gun, according to sources, was recovered at the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A BBC Scotland reporter at the scene described "clusters of antisocial behaviour" taking place across the city centre with at least one arrest.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Landing at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in early June felt like arriving into a scene from a different time, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic era.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

I leaned back against the mural, becoming part of the scene, waiting for my secret fries with a smile on my face for no reason.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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