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momentous

[moh-men-tuhs] / moʊˈmɛn təs /


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With a tour looming in the summer and a first-time Coachella slot coming next month, Slayyyter is winding up for a momentous year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Bellamy scored the winning goal when Wales last faced Italy in Cardiff, a momentous occasion at a sold-out Millennium Stadium.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

These momentous shifts partly explain how the U.S. economy easily withstood a surge in oil prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Mr. Scott charts a course through these momentous events with great skill, producing a book that is readable and accessible but bedded in authoritative scholarship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The son of Grace and Ernest Turner, the daughter of Emily and Jack Tallis, the childhood friends, the university acquaintances, in a state of expansive, tranquil joy, confronted the momentous change they had achieved.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan