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sensation

[sen-sey-shuhn] / sɛnˈseɪ ʃən /




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Neither player is the Ballon d'Or-winning sensation they once were earlier in their careers, nor are they in the public eye as much after taking on new challenges away from European football's top five leagues.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Payne, who was one-fifth of the global boy-band sensation One Direction, died Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Stowe’s stirring, Dickensian melodrama of a black family’s travails amid the horrors of slavery was a nationwide sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Time Out said the film was a cross between "Greek tragedy" and "British social realism", calling actress Leisa Gwenllian - who portrays Effi - "formidable", while The Guardian described the film as a "sensation".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

The prickling sensation on the back of his neck returned and he didn’t have the twins to explain it.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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