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saga

noun

Definition of saga

as in tale

a detailed description of a series of real or fictional events taking place over a long period of time The saga of Beowulf recounts the hero's travels as he hunts the monster Grendel.

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Recent Examples of saga Throughout this whole saga, the WNBA has remained silent about protecting fairness in their league, so Freedom is putting their feet to the fire in a hilarious way. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 For two years, Chen traded Silicon Valley for an Orange County area Peet’s Coffee, where the former creative writing major spent 14-hour days working on a 12-part sci-fi fantasy saga while living with his mother, herself a former CFO. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Soon after, Goodman took to X, wading into the saga publicly for the first time after a series of calls with fans and increasingly public spats. — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Replimune’s treatment for advanced melanoma, dealing the biotech a major win after a tumultuous saga of trying to seek approval for the controversial treatment. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saga

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The tale begins with a successful novelist in late middle age boarding a train after a publishing event.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Politicians in both parties often used tales of Medicaid fraud on the part of providers and recipients to justify tighter eligibility rules and spending cuts.

— Ben Zdencanovic, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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Davis has provided accounts of his role in Tupac’s murder a number of times, and his story has remained fairly consistent over the years.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
This collaboration represents a step in enabling filmmakers and creators to tell more immersive, emotionally rich stories with the highest global standards.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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