thriller
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The director general of MI5 has described himself as a "Slow Horses man", saying he is a fan of the spy thriller TV series.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Industry analyst David A. Gross called the $44 million debut a "very good opening for an original sci-fi thriller."
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
It might give you a hint as to what's happened - if there has been a seven-goal thriller, for example - but we won't be giving you the winner or the result.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The script is by David Koepp of the paranoid thriller “Black Bag” and Spielberg’s 2005 version of “War of the Worlds,” yet, this plot strand about private enterprise isn’t science fiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
If a novelist put some of this stuff into a fictional thriller, the reader would be justified in throwing the book aside and shouting, “Come on, that would never happen!”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing thriller
Literary Genres - Introductory
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