momentous

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Bellamy scored the winning goal when Wales last faced Italy in Cardiff, a momentous occasion at a sold-out Millennium Stadium.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

These momentous shifts partly explain how the U.S. economy easily withstood a surge in oil prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Biographers such as Ms. Riskin frequently claim their subjects are more momentous than they were.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In 2017, he became an American citizen, arriving at that momentous decision while walking in a Westwood cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

As casual as they strove to seem, they both felt something momentous take shape between them, and—though she didn’t for a minute question his intentions—something intimate, too.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor