thrilling

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Eastwood plays the spoon-wielding lead in this thrilling jailbreak saga based on the infamous real-life escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1962.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Hull followed her third-round 65, the lowest score of a thrilling week in Pacific Palisades, with an adrenaline-fuelled closing 67 that began with an eagle and a birdie inside the first three holes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Indeed, Lithgow’s performance was as thrilling to experience as that of British powerhouse Lesley Manville, who won for her portrayal of Jocasta in Robert Icke’s modern reworking of “Oedipus.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And the shares seem to trade higher with each subsequent night of Jalen Brunson heroics—they rose 2% to a fresh record last Thursday following the Knicks’ thrilling Game 1 win.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Surely the secret decoder ring would be a more thrilling prize to find inside the box than yet another uninteresting sticker, but either way, one can still enjoy the popcorn.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood