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sense

[sens] / sɛns /






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Mr. Coyne, accustomed to more solitary work as a writer, reveled in the camaraderie and the sense of common purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This is not spin in the traditional sense.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Passing sentence at Southampton Crown Court, Judge William Mousley KC said: "Local residents were subjected to fear, distress and a genuine sense of danger."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The film’s climax reaches for the same sense of civilizational awe as the mothership landing in “Close Encounters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I have this sense that she might be able to plug my answers into a formula I never learned and tell me what the heck is going on.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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