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sense

[sens] / sɛns /






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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

This is not spin in the traditional sense.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

In this sense, though, that teenage boy never grew up.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

While leaving interest rates unchanged for more than seven months gives buyers a better sense of what they are working with, it doesn’t suddenly make homes more affordable, the broker says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I sneaked a glimpse, thinking they might be instructions for our new assignment, but the rows and columns didn’t make any sense to me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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