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august

[aw-guhst] / ɔˈgʌst /


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There’s almost no authority figure or august body in our society in which most people have confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Nevertheless, these claims have been a staple of news reporting for years, even by some of most august news organizations.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

On 5 August, Peters took to X to announce the news: "I don't know how it gets better than this. See u at the eras tour on august 19th."

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

In 1982, Putnam’s had purchased Grosset and Dunlap, the august imprint that could trace its lineage back to 1898.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023

His august head of a tormented emperor had acquired a strange air of grandeur.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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