serenity
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Despite morale-sapping staff layoffs, bizarre executive orders and a 43-day federal government shutdown last fall, the grandeur and serenity of national parks in California remain irresistible to outdoors lovers looking to unwind.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
"I am not an impetuous person. I think things through. I have the serenity not to lose it under tension and under pressure. I consult. I hear. And I am brave. I take risks."
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
"Many people are actively seeking tranquillity and serenity in their homes and aren't always ready to commit to more daring colours," she explains.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
One can appreciate the contrast between the serenity of the brothers at the stake, heads raised in prayer, and the frantic, distressed attempts by the surrounding figures to evade the flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
The guns, the quietude, the serenity of those old geezers, and the idiotic TV program, the enthralled children without a care in the world—it had upset him, he couldn’t get his bearings straight.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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