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opera

[op-er-uh, op-ruh] / ˈɒp ər ə, ˈɒp rə /


NOUN
opera house
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"Musk was creating noise around this lawsuit but ultimately it was more of a soap opera than a long-term negative for OpenAI," he added.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The acclaimed soprano built an international career spanning four decades, in which she performed at opera houses and concert halls around the world, singing works by composers including Richard Strauss, Schubert and Mozart.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Pushkin’s text eventually became the libretto that Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov employed in his opera of the same name.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

So much drama has happened at the Fed lately that it might as well be a soap opera.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Werfel turned his attention back to the opera.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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