transcendence
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Both projects use the mountain as an opportunity to explore the limits of human ambition, the allure of danger and the possibility of transcendence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But that transcendence requires preservation and education, according to Holly Kafka, visiting Manhattan from Chicago with her husband.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Harrison sought transcendence; what he set in motion was securitization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
“Maybe they’re not churchgoers, so they have this sense of community and transcendence, where that song touches them on this level, which takes them somewhere else,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
When I awkwardly circle the candles with my hands and repeat the prayers after him, I'm aware of the transcendence of it, the bubble of unseen light that surrounds us.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Vocabulary lists containing transcendence
Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 8
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