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elegy

[el-i-jee] / ˈɛl ɪ dʒi /


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You might have been rooting for J.D. from Hillbilly Elegy, happy that religion had provided him with the comfort and stability he never got in his childhood.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

Appeared in the March 25, 2026, print edition as 'Andy Beshear’s Hillbilly Education Elegy'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Vance was raised as an evangelical in a chaotic and sometimes deprived upbringing that he described in his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy."

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

On Monday, Bidwell Smith launched Elegy, an online hub and newsletter for grief resources that includes book recommendations, articles and a list of therapists donating their services.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

We come then to Gray's Elegy, which occupies an equal share of a paragraph containing only fourteen lines.

From Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works by Anonymous




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