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epics

NOUN
long story
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Translations of the Greek epics would influence generations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

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

We asked our staffers for their dreamiest expectations and they didn’t hold back: space epics, Matt Damon in a helmet and, yes, a “Jackass” movie.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Why the latest literary trend favors short, punchy prose over epics.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

While he had fewer tattoos than his companion, they were more elaborate—not the self-inflicted work of an amateur but epics of the art contrived by Honolulu and Yokohama masters.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote



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