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Scenes of Redford and Hoffman taking phone calls and scribbling down notes, or poring over library slips in desperate search of a kernel of a lead, were thrilling.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

The cheung fun noodles that were thrilling one night were overloaded with XO sauce the next.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022

But don’t doubt the remaining Stones’ vitality: At the Rose Bowl in 2019, not long after Mick Jagger underwent heart surgery, they were thrilling and hilarious in a woke-up-like-this way.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2021

But long before the award-winning Ms Smith had thought of it, Choose Your Own Adventure gamebooks were thrilling the children of the 1980s and 90s.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2018

As plots went, they were thrilling, but the thought of Simon in such a predicament filled Penelope with dread.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood