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scene

[seen] / sin /


NOUN
part of a dramatic performance
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I clearly remember seeing the movie when I was young and being very disturbed by the scene when the government arrives and drapes the family’s house in plastic sheets and tubing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Yet weeks later, on stage at the Kennedy Center, the whole scene played out exactly as Infantino had dreamed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Located on the ground floor of the building, the Radio Bar where Tuchel worked became a hotspot for Germany's burgeoning hip-hop scene.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In one scene, a young person "wonders whether... that kind of love was possible only in the old times", he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

My stomach rolls when it occurs to me that the scene likely resembles what played out when Dad got here not too long ago.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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