august

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Sanger’s renewed criticism helped push Wikipedia back into the spotlight this past week at a time when the nation’s most august institutions are under pressure for the messages they put into the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 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

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

Since almost anyone is allowed to join the august craft of gesture photography, the site’s photos have an unvarnished feel and an unmistakably human charm.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023

On the second day a band of visitors arrived in a carriage, august souls from Atlanta and Savannah.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead