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awe

[aw] / Ι” /




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If Susskind feels awe walking into the Sistine Chapel, others might experience awe of a different type using a chatbot like ChatGPT.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

An endless array of products leaned into the public’s awe at the age’s sci-fi possibilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

One of those, Tom Banton, said last week he is still in awe of the four-time Ashes-winner, so much so he was struggling to build up the courage to speak to him.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Winfrey, in a video announcement, described the show as “an immersive symphony of awe, wonder and joy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“I don’t see how you dared to do it,” said Beth in a tone of awe.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

As for the fans, James awes, but he doesn’t quite connect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

The keyboard introduction to What Was I Made For?, taken from the recent soundtrack to the Barbie movie, draws gasps and "awes" from around the field.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023

While Churchill awes spectators with its size and scope, on par with the world’s monumental stadiums, Keeneland, opened in 1936, guards its idyllic appeal.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2021

The teacher has already inserted into the hat the rabbit whose production in the classroom awes the undergraduates.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 24, 2015

And godless though I am, the fact of being human, the fact of possessing the gift of study, and thus being remarkable among all the matter floating through the cosmos, still awes me.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The total eclipse plunged a vast swathe of Spain from broad daylight into darkness Wednesday, drawing awed gasps and applause from spectators gathered in parks and cities across the country.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

"You've got to be awed by it all, which I never cease to be."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Some might find it humanizing—proof that below the bloviating gestalt, the president can become awed by existential futility.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

China has long awed visitors with wonders such as the Great Wall and the terracotta warriors buried in an ancient tomb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

“Dryad wood,” said Mal, her voice awed, “really does last forever.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

He has a unique capacity for memorizing data that he frequently recites, awing listeners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023

Holmgren stole the show as a soloist at times, swatting shots, swooping for dunks and awing the crowd with his agility.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021

In one space as awing as any I saw on my underground weekend, the 14 of us walked into a veritable canyon, with a natural vaulted ceiling.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2019

The idea is to terrify the enemy: the effect will be to petrify ourselves, shocking and awing us into understanding the full implications of no deal.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2019

Forbye that I’m awing ye my life,” he 151 added, with more solemnity, and offered me his hand upon the bargain.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson


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