repose
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A moral universe in which I can meaningfully tell my beads for the repose of the souls of departed friends and family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
On Friday, hundreds gathered in the village to pay respect to Ms Whyte and her children as they lay in repose together.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
While her maybe-beau stays forced in repose, Iris cycles through all the different types of women she could be.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
Unlike Manet, Degas, Renoir and Cassatt, Gustave Caillebotte mostly painted men rather than women — men at work, men in repose, even naked men getting out of the bath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
It was his Laura and it was not: her repose, he realized, was what was unnatural.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
"I was so touched by the trust he reposed in me," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
“She expressed a desire to vote and told me a little about her philanthropic work. She reposed great faith and confidence in Mr. Leno and relied on him for her protection and guidance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Kumar's comments came after Adani said in a statement late on Sunday that its "strategic and long-term investors have reposed complete faith and confidence in the group".
From Reuters ● Jan. 30, 2023
Rehnquist wrote that the “controversy . . . involves a political question” and that “the word ‘sole’ indicates that this authority is reposed in the Senate and nowhere else.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2021
“So am I,” added Jo, slapping the pocket wherein reposed the long-desired Undine and Sintram.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Monday’s trek rolled serenely past the Zenaruzza monastery and through hilly countryside under reposing blue skies, before crossing over into France.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
BJP workers celebrated the party’s showing in Gujarat state with the state’s top elected official, Bhupendra Patel, describing the win as “people reposing full faith in Prime Minister Modi’s leadership.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Mr Rao said India reposing its faith in the Quad was significant.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2022
Now mourners had to move through reposing rooms in shifts, one small group at a time.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2020
All the same, a little more fear leavened his exhilaration as he returned his attention to the sword reposing upon the bottom of the frozen pool.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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The Great Gatsby
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