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momentous

[moh-men-tuhs] / moʊˈmɛn təs /


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Though it was a flyout, the moment was momentous: De Paula had completed his first major league at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Harris said the weekend before the Dechert report became public was a momentous one at Apollo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

This raises a momentous question: If diagnosed with a terminal illness, how can you weigh the decision in a calm, unhurried, fully informed manner?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Andy Tobias, whose father Lieutenant Colonel John Tobias MBE, said it was a "hugely momentous day"

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

As casual as they strove to seem, they both felt something momentous take shape between them, and—though she didn’t for a minute question his intentions—something intimate, too.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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