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epiphany

[ih-pif-uh-nee] / ɪˈpɪf ə ni /


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"I had an epiphany when I met you and started working with you," Madonna wrote in her post, alongside a video of herself standing beside Orbit to accept a Grammy Award.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

That epiphany led him to an uncomfortable conclusion: “I became very convinced that they would become extremely powerful.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

Then, one day, while cleaning out my mom’s 1970 blue Chevy Impala, I had an epiphany.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

For joe, the moment of epiphany came on the eighty-sixth floor of the new Empire State Building.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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

Daphne and Eddie bond within seconds of reuniting, and their conversations are marked by heartstring-tugging private references and shared epiphanies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

And we risk forfeiting the epiphanies that sometimes spring to mind while doing easy, repetitive job functions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

The books is a candid look into the nonbinary author’s exploration of identity, chronicling the frustrations and joys and epiphanies of eir journey and self discovery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

And in all that time, no one has ever asked a "random question" about "epiphanies" for "no reason."

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




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