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revelation

[rev-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən /


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The logo-shooting, circus-passing, shape-shifting revelation who was once arguably the most famous basketball player in the world has become rude, entitled and, frankly, not all that fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Stories that rest on personal anecdotes always leave space for doubt, which could make the Times piece more of a Rorschach test for one’s existing politics than an election-shifting revelation.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The film imagines a world on the brink of a revelation: proof that non-human intelligence exists and has been hidden in plain sight.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

These days, the prevailing style of curmudgeonry is either nakedly bigoted or, like this one, an extended straw-man argument recast as a bold, brand-new revelation: Heterosexuality is good?

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Anyway, the badger seemed unfazed by the revelation.

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




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