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charismatic

[kar-iz-mat-ik] / ˌkær ɪzˈmæt ɪk /


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But the hyper-talented and charismatic Yamal, 19, is still a work in progress who needs more time to develop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Tiafoe and Shelton are charismatic players who feast on a packed house atmosphere and pull the crowd along.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

"You have a movement that was started and led by this kind of charismatic figure, and the charismatic figure goes away," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Maybe someone smarter or more charismatic than Erika Kirk would have been able to navigate these contradictions.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Growth happened fast and may well have been hurried along by a charismatic leader, Woods said, but something like Cahokia probably would have happened anyway.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

For years, marketers sought out social-media charismatics who boasted hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers, and worked with them directly to develop perfectly polished content to promote their brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

And I was, in a strange way, almost happy for the charismatics around me: They were being offered the promise of purpose in their lives, a pitch to be part of something big and exciting.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024

A year after he was elected, Francis once knelt and was blessed by a gathering of thousands of Catholic charismatics, all speaking in tongues.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2020

In “Revelator,” emblems of American loss and catastrophe—Elvis’s death and John Henry’s, Lincoln’s assassination, the sinking of the Titanic, the Okies’ flight from the Dust Bowl—are braided with close observation of contemporary derelicts and charismatics.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2016

The pope has attended gatherings of Catholic charismatics, and last month he urged churches to open their doors to the movement.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015




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