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enlightenment

[en-lahyt-n-muhnt] / ɛnˈlaɪt n mənt /


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Repetition and ritual are paths to enlightenment in Mr. Morby’s songs, and the quietly powerful “Little Wide Open” is filled with earned wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

McDade says institutions purchased the book because, during the enlightenment, their members had a "great curiosity" about the wider world.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

In the mid-1970s, Florida began a period of environmental enlightenment.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The blue trail of the title is how people describe getting snail-stoned to find the path to enlightenment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In our latest enlightenment, the fabulous beasts are worse than improbable—they are impossible, because they violate evolution.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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