labyrinthine
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What follows is a fittingly labyrinthine examination of our obsession with the past, and our envy of those who can see it more clearly than we can.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Jorge Luis Borges, for instance, who began translating Kafka in 1938, was attracted to the labyrinthine nature of the stories, which, Ms. Hruska writes, combine the paradoxical qualities of “brevity and endlessness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In Milan and Mexico City, “Sueño Perro” occupied labyrinthine spaces with multiple rooms.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
The result is a labyrinthine layout that invites visitors to wander, exploring every line, shade, and shadow as if following Husain's own brushstrokes.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
Everyone, from goblin to the Gentry to the High King’s mortal Court Poet and Seneschal, barely gives me a passing look as I find my clumsy way through the labyrinthine halls.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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