epic

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Rooted in epic and devotional storytelling, it played out on all-sided stages, driven by heightened voice, gesture and costume.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Habitat destruction, overfishing and water pollution from the Amazon to the Danube threaten the very survival of hundreds of species whose epic voyages along the world's great rivers go largely unnoticed.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Rather, it is a panoramic account of the European war and the slow, steady and epic defeat of Hitler’s Germany as seen through the record of the British people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Tolkien’s epic fantasy for the big screen in the early aughts, teased “very special partner” Colbert’s involvement in a video posted to social media Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In his epic novel Les Misérables, Victor Hugo used Vidocq as a model for both Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert—the convict and the law.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day