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epiphany

[ih-pif-uh-nee] / ɪˈpɪf ə ni /


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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

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

The Drake tour experience led to an eventual epiphany in the form of another of Yeat and BNYX’s biggest songs to date, 2025’s “COMË N GO.”

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

In the fog of the first eighteen months of running his own business, Eisman had an epiphany, an identifiable moment when he realized he’d been missing something obvious.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

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

Domestic drama, with its psychological epiphanies and sentimental resolutions, repelled him.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2025

“We grow, have epiphanies, become better, understand our flaws”—a notion that expresses the sense of hopefulness reflected in Ms. King’s novels.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

There are no scenes, no breakdowns, no epiphanies.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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