sobering
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Sobering satellite imagery of the wildfire outbreak rapidly escalating across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
Sobering and sprawling, according to the New York Times, the film uses the local uprising to “pose broader questions about the feasibility of democratic and anticorruption reforms in China..”
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2021
Sobering editorial by Nathan Gardels on the Noema magazine site.
From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2020
Sobering and scary: I was in my bedroom … when I heard the announcement on the radio.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2018
Sobering himself and turning quickly, he made his exit.
From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)
Vocabulary lists containing sobering
Song of Solomon
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You Call This Democracy?
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I Must Betray You
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