august
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Ted Cruz’s beard, which Elle magazine described as “the remnants of an everything bagel,” launched a mini-trend of hirsute Senators in the august body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The prolific author also serves as a kind of cultural commissar, heading the government’s publishing house, El Fondo de Cultura Económica, which has published 10,000-plus titles across genres in its august, 90-year history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
We can talk in stentorian terms about whether the august body that is the U.S.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 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
This august building was hardly difficult for me to locate, its looming spire being ever-visible wherever one goes in Salisbury.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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