august
Example Sentences
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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.
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.
That august body of cineastes, the National Society of Film Critics, said so, and, frankly, it wasn’t even close.
From Los Angeles Times
Nevertheless, these claims have been a staple of news reporting for years, even by some of most august news organizations.
From Los Angeles Times
Greenberger’s warning about this scenario had been endorsed by no less august a figure than former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker.
From Salon
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