ephemeral
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She felt compelled to create an in-person experience that was distinctly human — something true and personal — the antithesis of the digitally-saturated, fragmented and ephemeral world we live in, where truth is often opaque.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
This is not a documentary feature stuffed with detailed historical context, talking heads contemplating Jacobs’ impact, and stretches of runtime devoted to quietly pondering what legacy looks like in an ephemeral business.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
A cycle of ephemeral emperors, military mutinies and civil wars had begun, marring Rome’s third century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The exhibition slips past the complications of World War II with just a few ephemeral examples before segueing into an accumulation of familiar pop-culture products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Compared to a star, we are like mayflies, fleeting ephemeral creatures who live out their whole lives in the course of a single day.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing ephemeral
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