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awe

[aw] / ɔ /




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Becerra seemed in awe as he stood in front of the packed room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

One of them said, with awe, they’d even spotted a member of Congress recently.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

If “to toss and mangle these poor human bodies was the . . . law of Nature,” Thoreau asks us, “why waste any time in awe or pity?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

You are expected to sit in worshipful, silent awe for hours.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Papa stepped forward, a look almost of awe on his face, and then he and Jiichan hugged tightly, which Hanako knew was unusual among Japanese people.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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