edification
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For my edification, Nicolson allowed the Bentley to gather some sideways slide as we were coming through Turn 2.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
This uncomfortably hilarious and cutting dramedy from Simón Mesa Soto addresses both artistic failure and how often creative fields expect voices from disadvantaged backgrounds to exploit their trauma for the edification of the bourgeoisie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
You might have expected technology billionaires to be well-informed about the world; someone like Musk could, if he chose, easily maintain a large research department for his personal edification.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Freer procured Egyptian objects in part to compare them, for his own edification, with ones from East Asia.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
This last book was for her own edification and not the children’s.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing edification
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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Grade 12, List 2
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