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Powerful teams like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Liverpool thought they could exclude the riffraff clubs and create an exclusive, lucrative upper league that would thrill their fans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

They don’t need electoral politics to thrill them.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

When the chandelier falls, Production Stage Manager Jovon E. Shuck wants audiences to feel a fresh thrill of terror.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

He continued to thrill the crowds at Trent Bridge until 1974, but it was in his first season at Notts that produced his most famous hour.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

And yet, my dear, let me whisper, I felt a thrill of joy through me when I knew that no other woman was a cause of trouble.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers combined for 13 runs, 23 hits and three home runs Monday at Comerica Park, but the biggest thrills of the game didn’t come from either team’s roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Action, suspense, and noir thrills are all great.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Jonathan Pearce: I fancy Algeria could repeat the thrills Morrocco gave us four years ago so I've picked a trio of their players to look out for.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric model, the Luce, belatedly joining rivals like Porsche and Lamborghini to offer clean-energy driving thrills.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

As a trafficker in climaxes and thrills and characterization and wonderful dialogue and suspense and confrontations, I had outlined the Dresden story many times.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

And I wasn’t entirely thrilled with “Backrooms” getting lost in the maze of its metaphors, either.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Warren was reportedly thrilled by the adoption, Zwilling said, calling it “a ‘pig’ deal.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

That is below the somewhat recent peak of 7.79% in October 2023, but high enough to shock people who were thrilled to lock-in unusually low rates in 2012.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The 67-year-old said he was "thrilled" to be making his first ever headline appearance in Wales on such an "unforgettable evening".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Funny how just a couple of weeks ago I would have been thrilled to be talking with Gregor.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Published in 1977, this Colombian cult classic novel about a young woman in Cali who becomes obsessed with salsa is a thrilling portrait of a city’s musical obsession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

The English pair put on another thrilling contest in Leeds which the judges scored 116-112, 117-112 and 115-113 in Simpson's favour.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

He calls Pfeiffer “a cinematic Mt. Rushmore. That was very thrilling because I traditionally have not been cast as people who have heat with glamorous movie stars.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

As we celebrate “Revolver”’s 60th anniversary, I have come to see the album as The Beatles’ thrilling turning point — in many ways, a continuation of their virtuosic performances on “Rubber Soul.”

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Then she turns to my dad, and says with thrilling defiance, “And antibiotics.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman