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epiphany

[ih-pif-uh-nee] / ɪˈpɪf ə ni /


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He didn’t elaborate further, and my own attempt to interview Johnson over this epiphany fell through.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

My creation resembled a bulky hamantaschen more than a talisman for a life-changing epiphany.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

It might be the most American thing ever that we needed to experience the epiphany twice — with equal doses of tragedy and farce on both occasions — before we began to grasp its message.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

There’s a great train-track crossing sequence that’s also a vicious callback to Richard Dreyfuss’ epiphany in “Close Encounters.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

“French can wait until tomorrow. I merely had an epiphany of sorts, about something I have been wondering about for some months. Now, shall we sing that muffin man song as we walk?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Either way, know that nothing in this hour expands beyond territory he hasn’t covered – including, and namely, any epiphanies about responsibility.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Investigating four centuries of British and American data, Mr. Goodspeed concludes that the apparent business cycles that economists have spent careers documenting are “apophanies” rather than epiphanies: illusions of pattern imposed on noise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

I’m a person who creates characters, imbues them with problems and makes up situations for them to struggle through toward emotional epiphanies.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2026

If we kill busywork, we risk forfeiting the epiphanies that sometimes occur while doing easy, repetitive tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

"Because I am still doing research on the relationship between water polo and epiphanies."

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan




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