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aura

[awr-uh] / ˈɔr ə /


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Now both pillars that held the system together - state power and Banerjee's aura of invincibility - have weakened.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As first lady, she was more invested in her husband’s presidency—in his image, speech, dress, aura and even the steadiness of his gait—than any presidential wife in recent history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“It had an aura of roadside diner about it. … Everybody would see the giant penguin out there. I don’t think Burgess Meredith ever ate there, though.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Someone like Sharon Stone carries a similar yet unique on-screen aunt aura — the libertine, cigarette-smoking relative, with enough stories to tell in a single sitting to keep a family talking for generations.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The ladders that rose from one level of scaffold to the next had all the substance of matchsticks and imparted to the structure an aura of fragility.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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