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epic

[ep-ik] / ˈɛp ɪk /
NOUN
long story
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Read more: The S&P 500 blows past 7,000 in an epic comeback rally.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

The scene is both epic and intimate, capturing the child’s awestruck emotions of the moment and the author’s time-altered reconstruction of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The astronauts’ return will bring to a close an epic trip during which American astronauts left low Earth orbit for the first time since the 1970s.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

And when Fulwood Amateurs kicked off at home against Thornton Cleveleys in the North West Counties First Division North on Easter Monday, 54 years after his first non-league match, Tony's epic quest was complete.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It's epic being up at the crack of dawn.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell