Odyssey

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An odyssey is a long, adventurous journey — one packed with twists, setbacks, and enough plot for its own saga. It doesn't need ships or monsters (though it can have them); people reach for it just as often for a cross-country move gone sideways, a marathon home renovation, or the never-ending saga of renewing a passport. The word borrows its drama from one very specific ancient journey and lends that same larger-than-life scale to any trip, project, or ordeal that turned into way more of a story than you bargained for.