purgatory
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At the same time, displaced material from the impact formed Mount Purgatory as a towering central peak on the opposite side of the planet.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Appeared in the November 7, 2025, print edition as 'Three Cheers for Purgatory'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
"Purgatory is the word that I would use to describe the situation that so many people are in," says Chloe, having now seen the crisis close-up.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
In the 2018 painting “Tan Tan Bo a.k.a. Gerotan: Scorched by the Blaze in the Purgatory of Knowledge,” the monster is depicted as vomiting.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022
I considered the bumpy ride down Purgatory Hill and into the grove, where I would lean my bike against an old oak and go find my dog.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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