spellbinding
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Wu and Allen produced a session of spellbinding snooker and finished locked at 11-11 to perfectly set up the final session of their last-four meeting.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
But she eventually brushed herself down and stunned the onlooking crowd with her spellbinding third run, her coach bursting into tears at the realisation of what Choi had achieved.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Like the rest of Rebecca Zlotowski’s spellbinding film, this bit of character work in “A Private Life” — or, in its original French, “Vie Privée” — keenly marries French filmmaking with American sensibilities.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026
The centerpiece of Mr. Freedland’s spellbinding account is a gathering of a circle of friends on Sept. 10, 1943.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
So spellbinding were the broadcasts of this station, that each time something interesting came on, I would abandon whatever I was doing to listen.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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