firmament
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For those who grew up with Ms. Blume’s star fixed immutably in their literary firmament, it’s hard to think of her success as a fluke of time and place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The pre-Revolutionary era aligned with advances in knowledge of the heavenly bodies, sparked by telescopes and a firmament not-yet-obstructed by skyscrapers and pollution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Time and cultural amnesia restored all these stars to the firmament of our good graces, as I’m sure will happen with most of these comedians.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2025
As for the food, Gold called some of it “ordinary,” but noted, “Weirdly enough, I don’t care,” noting the restaurant’s place in L.A.’s culinary firmament.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025
How did Donne know that the new philosophers were seeking new worlds, not only by thinking of the planets as worlds but also by looking for worlds elsewhere in the firmament?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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