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scene

[seen] / sin /


NOUN
part of a dramatic performance
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In a scene that became the centerpiece of the film’s teaser trailer, Holmes fixes Fielder with an unwavering stare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

There’s a scene in the new “Sense and Sensibility,” out this week, in which Jane Austen’s classic heart-on-her sleeve heroine Marianne Dashwood runs through the woods barefoot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The supporting cast, which also includes Fiona Shaw stealing every scene as the gossipy, generous Mrs. Jennings, is terrific.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Russian drones were detected overnight not far from the scene - near Ukraine's Snake Island.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

This wasn’t at all how the scene was supposed to go.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Its scenes are remote, fragmentary and, like the melancholic king, perversely “expert in wasting everyone’s time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The first time he was involved in a stage production of “Endgame,” Mandell rehearsed with Beckett himself and even performed some of the scenes with the playwright.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

It’s true that Zacharia’s job isn’t just to answer on-camera questions but also to work with reporters behind the scenes, credibly speak for the president, and paint the administration in a positive light.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Characters are fully voiced in some scenes, while the soundtrack, one of the original game's defining features, has been newly orchestrated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Police cars and ambulances lit scenes of chaos in flashing blue and red.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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