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awe

[aw] / ɔ /




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John Adams’ “Harmonium” operates on questioning, shifting moods of introspection, humility and awe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

One of them said, with awe, they’d even spotted a member of Congress recently.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

If “to toss and mangle these poor human bodies was the . . . law of Nature,” Thoreau asks us, “why waste any time in awe or pity?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Those ideas were made manifest in lavish PR material conjuring up fantastical landscapes that attracted reams of coverage that mingled awe and derision.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Akira watched on in awe as Natalie told her story and showed pictures of the storm on the screen behind her.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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