aura
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His humility with press off the pitch is equally as admirable, while on the pitch he has an aura that few sportspeople in history have possessed.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Like much of what Glass wrote, the scene turned out to be utter fiction, but it was a measure of Greenspan’s aura that at the time it seemed plausible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
But by the time of his death, at age 100, the 2008 global financial crisis had recast his aura of technocratic omnipotence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Collins’ dramatic upset gave her an aura of invincibility.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
The trees began to burn with a pinkish aura that soothed my eyes.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Kew expert Tuula Niskanen found two of the Scottish species, including Cortinarius aurae, which she named after her daughter, Aura.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2020
Just for a moment, one of the aurae became visible—an elfin girl in a white silk dress.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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War banners rustled from cedar ceiling beams as aurae blew back and forth, keeping everyone’s plates full.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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There was much talk of aurae at that time, and Fred mused that every beautiful, every compellingly beautiful woman, had an aura, whether other people did or no.
From The Song of the Lark by Cather, Willa Sibert
These creations seem to glow, beckoning us toward their surfaces to be enveloped by the inviting auras they emit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
From the ceiling of that small, carpeted room, theater lights treated with red and blue filters combine to throw auras of deep magenta on opposing walls.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Mr Bravo-Hibberd had experienced personality changes for at least a year and suffered from headaches, taste auras and confusion for about two weeks prior to his diagnosis.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023
In his classic 1935 essay, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," Walter Benjamin lamented the shrinkage of original works of art, whose auras depended on their uniqueness.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
In Calumet a thousand ornate streetlamps stood in a swamp, where they did nothing but ignite the fog and summon auras of mosquitoes.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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