thrill
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Few moments in television rival the thrill of an action sequence unfolding before your eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
They don’t need electoral politics to thrill them.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
He continued to thrill the crowds at Trent Bridge until 1974, but it was in his first season at Notts that produced his most famous hour.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
She takes us back to the 1850s and 1860s, capturing the thrill that viewers felt when a major painting was publicly exhibited for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Barry yanked open the fridge, and a thrill went through him when he saw two six-packs of Coke, some cheese, hot dogs, bread, and a large bottle of water.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
Where “Jurassic World” balked at doubling down on its single cruel sequence, “The End of Oak Street” has at least 10 stomach-dropping thrills.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
After a final round full of spills and thrills, Fox knew a birdie on the 18th would be enough to secure his first major title.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric model, the Luce, belatedly joining rivals like Porsche and Lamborghini to offer clean-energy driving thrills.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
What should have been a day of nail-biting and thrills threatened, instead, to be one of consternation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The mere sight of Lincoln thrills the crowd.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
That is below the somewhat recent peak of 7.79% in October 2023, but high enough to shock people who were thrilled to lock-in unusually low rates in 2012.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I’m more than thrilled that it’s become a kind of watercooler show,” says Root, who along with co-stars Rhys, Dale Dickey and Kate O’Flynn, received an Emmy nomination for his performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The 67-year-old said he was "thrilled" to be making his first ever headline appearance in Wales on such an "unforgettable evening".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
"We are thrilled that nature delivered such a precious asteroid sample on our doorstep," said curator Denton Ebel.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
“And while we aren’t thrilled about it, our rules were to consult the chaperones for guidance on what’s allowed.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
A total of 211 bands from 14 countries, including youth bands, took part in the "truly thrilling and fiercely contested competition".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
And it’s because AI’s rapid improvement in math happens to be just a bit more thrilling than high-school calculus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The thrilling part is the investigation and how many people are so excited about this,” Gittelsohn said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
As we celebrate “Revolver”’s 60th anniversary, I have come to see the album as The Beatles’ thrilling turning point — in many ways, a continuation of their virtuosic performances on “Rubber Soul.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
It's thrilling, too, to know they're breaking the Nazi law.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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