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epics

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plural of epic

as in sagas

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Noun

Unlike most sagas about band couples — Sonny & Cher, Fleetwood Mac — these guys don’t go down in flames musically or personally.

— Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Elements of both trade sagas could be relevant to Yzerman’s present situation with Larkin.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of sagas

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But in keeping with its protagonist’s difficulty staring at his feelings head-on, The Vampire Lestat—and the marketing that preceded its premiere—doesn’t start with ballads or sensual odes to far-reaching love.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
The sleek property features several odes to San Diego landmarks, starting with the heated saltwater pool inspired by the Balboa Park Lily Pond and gazebo honoring the Botanical Building.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 July 2026

Definition of odes

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This perspective suggests that structural partisan advantage and voter registration patterns were decisive factors, countering narratives that place determinative weight on late-campaign tactical gambits.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Mike Marinella, an NRCC spokesperson, pushed back on Democratic midterm narratives.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Definition of narratives

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The touchstones are plentiful—Harmonia’s cyclical drift, Alice Coltrane’s stargazing elegies, gamelan’s hypnotic shimmer—but the song is strange and unpredictable.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
Last week, some of the brightest minds of my generation left us angry elegies and poetic travelogues.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of elegies

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Lines for the free events can sometimes exceed six to eight hours, and there are Comic-Con legends that speak of even longer times.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
And Kendrick will continue seeking out new ways of modernizing baseball’s Black legends, so they’re not forgotten by tomorrow’s superstars.

— Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of legends

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In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Tech was even still cool in late 2022 when OpenAI released ChatGPT and everyone started giddily re-doing Taylor Swift lyrics as Shakespearean sonnets.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of sonnets

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Both lefties, Skubel (6 feet 3, 220) is much bigger than Dalkowski (5-11, 175) and may throw as hard, but has yet to take a hitter’s ear off, to reference one of the tall tales associated with him.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
High-profile cameos from Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider help these parodies retain the spirit of the original tales, and in a true indication of quality, King is rumored to have praised it.

— Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Definition of tales

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If powder-white beaches, turquoise waters, and lush jungles are at the top of your travel itinerary, the following 11 idylls are must-gos, where nature is at its most relaxed and pleasurable.

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.

— Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of idylls

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