earthly
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It’s a song about a ne’er-do-well who can’t help messing up, and Mr. Kahan wishes the best for him—hoping his greatest fears are earthly threats like personal safety and cancer and not eternal damnation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
These earthly dynamics are already part of the risk calculus for markets.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
The success is driven in part by a very earthly concern: making airplane wifi more reliable.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
The Spanish singer's fourth album is an exhilarating - and profoundly moving - exploration of the human condition, that asks why the earthly and the holy have to be so far apart.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Whereas the church rose high, this building seemed to cling to the earth with a weight and bulk that bespoke earthly power.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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