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aura

[awr-uh] / ˈɔr ə /


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That context starts with archival footage of French-colonized Algeria in the 1930s, the visuals speaking to both a humming aura of activity and the reality of who’s indigenous and who’s not.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"He had aura, the Pope had aura," says Harry Clark on meeting the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Leo XIV.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

With its bicycle rides, family meals and general aura of awakening, “Miroirs No. 3” unfolds with cautious hope, if only because we know a reckoning is coming and what’s unsaid will have to be addressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Kapil Dev, MC Dhoni and Rohit Sharma were the only men to have led India to World Cup glory - three icons of Indian sport who led by aura.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Enveloped in an aura of righteousness and unyielding principles, Miss Brent sat in her crowded third-class carriage and triumphed over its discomfort and its heat.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie




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