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idyll

[ahyd-l] / ˈaɪd l /




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Many say the idyll began to unravel when New Delhi appointed civil servant Jayanti Ravi to head Auroville in 2021.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

When Adam Dunlop and his young family built their dream family home in the Northern Irish countryside, they never imagined that the fields around their idyll would become an illegal dumping ground for dead animals.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

Maintaining this pleasant emptiness is no easy task, as ghosts of Charles’s past slowly begin to invade his idyll.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

In her columns for “Smart Housekeeping,” Elizabeth presides over an idyll of New England domesticity.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2025

So we zealously set to work to create an idyll—an idyll of eating and sleeping of course.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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