august
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There’s almost no authority figure or august body in our society in which most people have confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Newspaper editorials, of course, rarely have much impact, especially these days, when no newspaper, not even the Times, struts the stage of mass media with the august authority it once held.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
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
In 1982, Putnam’s had purchased Grosset and Dunlap, the august imprint that could trace its lineage back to 1898.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
As the idea of Zeus became loftier, two august forms sat beside him in Olympus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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