enlightenment
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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
“O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous,” Voltaire, the 18th-century French enlightenment philosopher, himself known for his bons mots, once wrote, adding: “God granted my prayer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
In one tense scene with her white colleagues, Cosey winces at their version of historical enlightenment — the reclamation project is moving at a horse-drawn carriage’s pace.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
The man who, more than any other, was responsible for this transformation was Dr. Joseph Goebbels, minister of public enlightenment and propaganda.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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