thrill
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They don’t need electoral politics to thrill them.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
"The thrill of potentially winning £1m is felt less strongly than the fear of giving up a guaranteed £50,000 and ending up with nothing," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“I grew up here. It was a studio tour place. Now it’s a major thrill theme park. That’s a different deal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
She takes us back to the 1850s and 1860s, capturing the thrill that viewers felt when a major painting was publicly exhibited for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
His answer seemed to shock and thrill me, for it was said as if he did not know that it was to me, Mina, to whom he was speaking:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
What Gen and Casey want is to enjoy these things for the personal thrills they offer.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
After a final round full of spills and thrills, Fox knew a birdie on the 18th would be enough to secure his first major title.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric model, the Luce, belatedly joining rivals like Porsche and Lamborghini to offer clean-energy driving thrills.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
The production, full of sensational aerial maneuvers and fog-strewn scenic thrills, is mesmerizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
He thrills himself as he scoops it up and puts it in the box.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
That is below the somewhat recent peak of 7.79% in October 2023, but high enough to shock people who were thrilled to lock-in unusually low rates in 2012.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Jenny Hopkins, who made the trip to Clacton from Gloucestershire, said she was "delighted, absolutely thrilled" with the result.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"We are thrilled that nature delivered such a precious asteroid sample on our doorstep," said curator Denton Ebel.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
I decided to mix things up on my overseas trip—and was thrilled with the results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nala and Scruffy were thrilled to be spending a few nights in New York City.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
A total of 211 bands from 14 countries, including youth bands, took part in the "truly thrilling and fiercely contested competition".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Keely Hodgkinson was forced to settle for European silver as Switzerland's Audrey Werro denied the Briton a third consecutive title in a thrilling women's 800m final in Birmingham.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
He calls Pfeiffer “a cinematic Mt. Rushmore. That was very thrilling because I traditionally have not been cast as people who have heat with glamorous movie stars.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
As we celebrate “Revolver”’s 60th anniversary, I have come to see the album as The Beatles’ thrilling turning point — in many ways, a continuation of their virtuosic performances on “Rubber Soul.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Back I went, and made the Primroses as interesting as ever I could. Once I was wicked enough to stop in a thrilling place, and say meekly, ‘I’m afraid it tires you, ma’am.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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