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epiphany

[ih-pif-uh-nee] / ɪˈpɪf ə ni /


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It was at that point that I had my only useful epiphany on this topic.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

"I had an epiphany when I met you and started working with you," Madonna wrote in her post, alongside a video of herself standing beside Orbit to accept a Grammy Award.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

My creation resembled a bulky hamantaschen more than a talisman for a life-changing epiphany.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Sarris recalls a similar epiphany he had speaking with McKay.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Closing Sohrab’s door, I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the mid­dle of the night.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Either way, know that nothing in this hour expands beyond territory he hasn’t covered – including, and namely, any epiphanies about responsibility.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Daphne and Eddie bond within seconds of reuniting, and their conversations are marked by heartstring-tugging private references and shared epiphanies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

I’m a person who creates characters, imbues them with problems and makes up situations for them to struggle through toward emotional epiphanies.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2026

Citing Oedipus, Macbeth and Raskolnikov, he points out that literary epiphanies always come too late.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

There are no scenes, no breakdowns, no epiphanies.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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