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scene

[seen] / sin /


NOUN
part of a dramatic performance
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"We also wish to express our sincere gratitude to the emergency services, gardaí, firefighters and medical personnel who responded to the scene and who have faced such distressing circumstances," the bishop added.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The scene shows part of the Caribbean, with Cuba near the bottom and the Bahamas toward the top.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Luckily, there are no injuries,” she said, adding that heavy equipment crews were on scene early Monday doing some demolition work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is hard to imagine any book rendering this scene more vividly than the cinematic version, but Mr. Levin has managed the task with panache.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

I set my bag down and scrambled up a small hawthorn tree so as to get a better view of the scene.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Li offers hints of how Field and Adelaide’s destiny came to pass, with a preface and short flash-forward scenes that striate the narrative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In other dramatic scenes, protesters were seen holding on to one another as they were dragged to waiting buses -- only for them to later wriggle out from the driver's seat or the rear window.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Some contend that Raman even reverses herself behind the scenes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

After weeks of acrimony at Celtic, the full-time scenes at Fir Park on Sunday provided welcome cheer for a disgruntled fanbase.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The scenes from the aftermath of the wildfire were so similar to what Akira had lived through that she shuddered and had to look away.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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