animating

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It is about much more profound questions of Britain's sovereignty, economy and place in the world which have been animating our politics for more than a decade now.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Democracy demands allegiance to ideals of human dignity and political equality, the protection of which is its animating purpose.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

We can tell that some animating spirit has left a body; we can see the corporeal before and after.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Popular rule became the animating spirit of 1776, and it remains the reason why “Common Sense” still matters.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

With no less than the animating principle of the universe: “azoth,” the secret essence alchemists had sought for centuries.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor