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oblivion

[uh-bliv-ee-uhn] / əˈblɪv i ən /




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But even on the shots that fly into a grassy oblivion, he smiles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

The author rescues her from near-historical oblivion, portraying a woman of intense piety, “even more devout than her mother-in-law.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“Cinema is more resistant to oblivion, and certainly longer-living than the short-lived attention span that the internet offers, while your urgency reaches places our films cannot,” Wenders said.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Ultimately they deemed that, under Frank, Spurs were more likely to career into oblivion than stop the rot.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

To get on them would require taking a step over the oblivion of the deep hole beneath us.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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