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sensation

[sen-sey-shuhn] / sɛnˈseɪ ʃən /




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For me, the sensation is closer to schadenfreude.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Sound therapy uses gentle background noise to draw attention away from the ringing or buzzing sensation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

I started reading it at about 2 in the morning and I remember every sensation of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Russian eighth seed Andreeva is a teenage sensation who earned her first WTA Tour win as a 15-year-old in 2023, reaching the Wimbledon fourth round just two months later.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

A local story—the story of a criminal at loose in the Louvre, for example—can now become a global sensation.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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