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enlightenment

[en-lahyt-n-muhnt] / ɛnˈlaɪt n mənt /


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Repetition and ritual are paths to enlightenment in Mr. Morby’s songs, and the quietly powerful “Little Wide Open” is filled with earned wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

McDade says institutions purchased the book because, during the enlightenment, their members had a "great curiosity" about the wider world.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

In the mid-1970s, Florida began a period of environmental enlightenment.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Aleys, at first, seems to be on a path toward personal enlightenment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Bobby pored over Buschke’s holdings for hours, looking for that one book, that one magazine, that one luminous game that might lead him to enlightenment.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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