spectacle
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Most nights I was a simple man at the end of the bar, taking in the spectacle, listening, watching.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
That’s what Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday evening in Texas, as he commenced a dramatic livestreamed spectacle: Tesla’s new Roadster, almost a decade overdue, was going to fly!
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
I’d expected a similar spectacle at the theme park, or at least the charismatic witness of Bakker and his wife, Tammy Faye, whom I’d seen on television at political rallies and telethons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Stories about corporate intrigue, money and power have found a home on TV. They lack the cinematic qualities that excite big screen audiences, like emotion, spectacle and fantasy," Gross said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
His mother hugged him as he got lost in the spectacle before him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
"People are noticing those big swarms again. They can celebrate what I think is one of nature's great spectacles."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Harry Styles’ queer residency, and other spectacles like it, are what is left until a new bygone era arrives in time.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The wily, frizzy-haired Frenchman with red-framed spectacles taught Zucker everything he knows about clowning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
It is shocking to read here of the coarsening and corrupting effect of such spectacles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The Elf King is coming out of his pavilion. It looks like they’re getting ready for him to go meet Ghohg.”Spurge peered through the spectacles.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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