momentous
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“I felt so inspired by the language used to describe this momentous event in the lives of these young people, and that stage direction became my North Star.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Earlier this year, organisers of the event confirmed the London Marathon will be held across two days in what is said to be a momentous one-off edition of the event.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
For Vytas and Marija, the news feels momentous, horrifying, even in the immediate wake of their own romantic dissolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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
Nothing had happened—no momentous quarrel, no significant incident—rather, they had simply drifted apart, but it was Kainene who now anchored herself firmly in a distant place so that they could not drift back together.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing momentous
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "M"
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