halcyon
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It was there that she met Sigurd, and Ms. Kingsolver revels in the brief, halcyon period when Livia was rapturously in love and reaching new heights of musical mastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: If you put “American politics as usual” in some imaginary halcyon past at 1 and Watergate at 10, where’s this slush fund scandal registering for you?
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
With a 70% approval rating and hopes for an improving economy, Takaichi has decided to seize her moment with another tactic from Japan’s halcyon days.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Twelve years later, those halcyon days of Welsh rugby - in which their then coach Warren Gatland was feted - are long gone.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
Those were the salad days, the halcyon years!
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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