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scene

In a play, a subdivision of an act, marking a change of location or mood, or, for example, the entrance of an important character. A scene is roughly the equivalent of a chapter in a book. Traditionally changes of scene were marked by changes of props (properties); hence the term ‘scenery’.



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When super-sized shredders with 120-inch rotors began appearing on the scene, industry observers wondered whether these "monsters" would muscle out smaller shredders in the 66 to 80-inch rotor size range.
Bonnie: Lately, white chocolate has been appearing on the scene way too often for a real chocolate lover like me.
In addition, one interviewee mentioned that the most effective strategy to approach legislators is for groups to work with legislators and get to know them, rather than suddenly appearing on the scene during a legislative session.
 
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