metaphysical
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How strange then to understand this in physical motion, the flight path of my body, but to question it in metaphysical motion, the flight path of my soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
If you want to get metaphysical: College football is rife with scandals, but the latest one is particularly surreal.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Solstice,” where he shares writing credits with Patti Smith, possesses the same kind of metaphysical shimmer that’s often intrinsic to a Patti Smith composition.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
O’Connor’s South—influenced as much by Hawthorne as by Faulkner—is a metaphysical realm of spiritual deformity and, at moments, shocking prophetic insight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Like any other scientific theory, it may initially be put forward for aesthetic or metaphysical reasons, but the real test is whether it makes predictions that agree with observation.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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