edification

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You might have expected technology billionaires to be well-informed about the world; someone like Musk could, if he chose, easily maintain a large research department for his personal edification.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

You won’t come away from “People, Places & Things” — a phrase here denoting the myriad potential threats to steady sobriety — with much in the way of fresh edification.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

But it's an element of feel-good edification that fuels much of the star's iconic appeal.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2022

Instead of continuing his cinematic edification with the film’s 1995 sequel, Estefan followed up by going back to where it all started, with the 1950 original starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022

Let’s imagine, for purposes of edification and entertainment, that we are about to go on a journey by rocketship.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson