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Liberalism has come to acquire a bewildering range of meanings over the years; our understanding of the word is, by necessity, contextual.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In Still Alive, Samay Raina gestures to that fragile balance: how jokes, once released into the online world, can travel far beyond their original context, taking on new meanings, and sometimes carry serious consequences.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The word “morally” carries a weight with different subjective meanings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Recurring materials in his works held layered meanings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
They seemed so straightforward in comparison, despite their myriad meanings.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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