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lost soul

[lawst sohl, lost] / ˈlɔst ˈsoʊl, ˈlɒst /


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He strikes up an unlikely bond with Israeli passenger Amir, a lost soul in his early 20s played by Ido Tako, which leads Hassan to reflect on roads not taken in his own life.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

“They look like something out of a Cervantes novel…they have this lost soul thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

He was rescued by Louise Wilson, of Conservation K9 Consultancy in Wrexham, at eight months old when he was a "lost soul" struggling to find a home.

From BBC Oct. 17, 2025

The implication is clear: Paul is a lost soul.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2025

She was no longer the misty shade of the lost soul she’d once been.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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