dramatic
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He took over when they were 17th in the Championship, beating John Eustace to the job, with the season ending in a dramatic late play-off semi-final defeat by Sunderland.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The gold standard is the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, where Louis Kahn’s dramatic, barrel-vaulted, light-suffused spaces provide a harmonious setting for the paintings and sculptures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
This rocking chair is equal parts dramatic and functional, featuring a stacked cylinder back, rocker frame and arm rests in a black glossy finish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Looking at the United States Natural Gas Fund shows how dramatic the commodity’s pullback has been.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Fina asks, giving a dramatic sigh of disappointment.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Vocabulary lists containing dramatic
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Steve Jobs's Commencement Address (2005)
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