passions

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Passions still smolder below the surface, but there is not enough oxygen to let them flame into life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Recent offerings include "The Age of Combat" in 2023, "The Age of Storms" in 2020 and "Passions" in 2019.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

But he suggests the campaign featured in Premier Passions was "possibly the best achievement" given the limitations and youthfulness of the squad.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

The message delivered by the new king’s first year on the throne is clear, said Sally Bedell Smith, author of “Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

But large choruses, soloists and orchestra were bread and butter to Bach in his Passions, Handel in his oratorios, Mozart in his Requiem and Haydn in his grand choral works.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall