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More likely, they aim to attract tourists, spur economic growth, and burnish their reputations as fun and enlightened places.

The nonprofit White House Historical Association has an enlightening essay on the subject, written by the group’s president, Stewart McLaurin.

For a time, Byerley belonged to a social-media movement that has given antidepressants a makeover—from a stigmatized medicine to a healthy lifestyle accessory for enlightened and empowered young women.

"It was very enlightening and scary -- by enlightening, I mean really scary," Arnett added.

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In Miranda’s “Hamilton” audiences saw what America could be if it were truly an egalitarian, enlightened society unhindered by the ugly racism that scarred it from the very start.

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