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august

[aw-guhst] / ɔˈgʌst /


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Not many countries are often blessed with as sagacious a leader as Mariano, but many a family and institution will, through him, be reminded of the worth of such august figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Nevertheless, these claims have been a staple of news reporting for years, even by some of most august news organizations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024

On 5 August, Peters took to X to announce the news: "I don't know how it gets better than this. See u at the eras tour on august 19th."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024

Greenberger’s warning about this scenario had been endorsed by no less august a figure than former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker.

From Salon ● May 28, 2024

Watson and Crick feared that they would wake up one morning, open the pages of an august scientific journal, and find the solved structure of DNA staring back at them.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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