heart-stopping

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Manager Dave Roberts refused to anoint Ohtani as his Game 7 starter after the Dodgers’ heart-stopping 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Thousands flocked to the city of Weimar for a recent festival that celebrated the linguistic tradition with workshops, cabaret performances and even heart-stopping circus acrobatics.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

“Endling” isn’t an easy read, but it is brilliant and heart-stopping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

In a heart-stopping moment late on, Rice played a gorgeous pass into Dessers, who was on-on-one with Altay Bayindir in the United goal.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

If one drank from it, she believed, one got healed from heart-stopping fear.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat