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2 total sentences available.
Ding Liren is the new World Chess Champion. In the tiebreaker, the first three games ended in a draw, and the fourth, with Ding leading the black pieces in a Spanish opening, was sensationally won by the Chinese Dragon, who thus overcame the Russian Bear, Ian Nepomniachtchi. The top of the chess universe has a new face.
Source: tatoeba (11726012)
"Yes," said Slartibartfast, "staggeringly dull. Bewilderingly so. [...] Would you like me to quote you some statistics?" "Er, well..." "Please, I would like to. They, too, are quite sensationally dull."
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include blatantly, dramatically, exceptionally, extraordinarily, flagrantly.
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