epic
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These include any number of household-name technology giants whose stocks have been borne aloft to epic valuations by AI hopes and ambitions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" sailed into a close third place, drawing another $7.4 million domestically, for an epic $1.64 billion over its nine-week global box office journey.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sabalenka beats Noskova in epic & do we need 5 sets?
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Marymount rallied after dropping the first two sets 25-15, 25-11, then won 25-21 and 25-23 before an epic final set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Dad’s body is tense, like he’s preparing for an epic battle, not reuniting with his sister.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Mr. Power begins his survey with Chapman’s Homer but frequently casts his glance backward to the Homeric epics themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Although he established himself with futuristic films like “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” he showed a knack for emotional drama with 1991’s “Thelma & Louise” and for historical epics like 2000’s “Gladiator.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Why the latest literary trend favors short, punchy prose over epics.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
That movie appeared 20 years ago, longer than the gap between the second and third Godfather epics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Cleopatra read Homer’s epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey, poetry by Hesiod and Pindar; and plays by Euripides and Menander.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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