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disenthrall

[dis-en-thrawl] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈθrɔl /








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“In the spirit of Lincoln, the facts are new, and we’ve got to think anew and act anew. We’ve got to disenthrall ourselves,” Newsom said.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2025

As Emily Dickinson expressed it: “Within its reach, though yet ungrasped / Desire’s perfect Goal – / No nearer – lest the Actual – / should disenthrall my soul – ”

From The Guardian May 22, 2020

She quotes Lincoln: “We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save the country.”

From The Guardian Dec. 22, 2019

At Woodstock on the Mall, actor Edward James Olmos quoted Lincoln: "We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country."

From Time Magazine Archive

From that glamour no mortal science can disenthrall him.

From Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints by Hearn, Lafcadio




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