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Hollywood moment
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English
Pronunciation
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Noun
en idiomatic A moment of great drama or sentimentality, suggesting the climax of a film.
en October 1, 2011 Saj Chowdhury Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/15045306.stm He dived low to stop O'Hara's free-kick from swinging in before twice saving from Doyle. But his Hollywood moment came in the second half when his double save denied Fletcher and Hammill. https://web.archive.org/web/20260926111931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/15045306.stm 26 September 2026