sensational
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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
So much has happened in this most turbulent of Scottish football seasons that it is worth recalling the circumstances of O'Neill's unlikely - indeed sensational - return to the manager's office.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The viral posts reflect how some influencers seek to profit from a disinformation trend researchers call "real story fakes" -- flooding the internet with sensational AI fabrications about a real story gaining public attention.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Understandable, considering the sensational world we live in.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
“However, the legend of which you speak is such a very sensational, even ludicrous tale —” But the whole class was now hanging on Professor Binns’s every word.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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