nirvana

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The WBC achieved nirvana in 2023, when Team USA met Japan in the championship, and Shohei Ohtani stood on the mound to face then-Angels teammate Mike Trout in the bottom of the ninth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Believing the claims of technology promoters that one or another nirvana is just around the corner is a mug’s game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

As awful as the pandemic was for just about everyone, it could be considered nirvana for retailers.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Religious folks have words for such spasmodic departures from the everyday, like beatitude, nirvana, ecstasy.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

Civil rights leaders are quick to assure the public that when we reach a colorblind nirvana, race consciousness will no longer be necessary or appropriate.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander