edifying

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The interviews are inconsistent, and some are more edifying than others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Brooks insists on seeing all this as an edifying story of a nation’s rise, albeit with a few bumps in the road.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

Nik goes further and says it was "absolutely edifying".

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

I was doing that job, less than part time, for only a brief period, while for the adults working in the dining hall, it was a more permanent and far less edifying condition.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024

“At the Villa Rossa. It was very edifying, baby. We all sang. Where have you been?”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway