sensational
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Spain were at their sensational best and England didn't really turn up.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
He brought usual Game 3 starter Johnson in out of the bullpen, and he delivered a sensational performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It is a situation JPMorgan Chase JPM -0.70%decrease; red down pointing triangle found itself in weeks before a former banker filed a lawsuit filled with sensational accusations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Understandable, considering the sensational world we live in.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
“Turn off Buster Friendly and his Friendly Friends? Turn off Amanda Werner and Oscar Scruggs? It’s time to hear Buster’s big sensational expose, which is finally almost arrived.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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