heavens
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José Rivera’s “Marisol” came out around the same time as Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” and both plays, vibrating with millennial anxieties, carry the earthly battle for human survival up to the heavens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
As Manchester United's home game with Ipswich Town drew to its conclusion, the skies went dark grey and the heavens opened.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In “Travelin’ Thru,” Parton raises her voice to the heavens and declares, “When I’m born again, you’re gonna see a change in me.”
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
"If they are a bit more generous and say that 'Zhu Rongji did accomplish some practical things', I will thank the heavens."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Kepler distinguished between a geometrical hypothesis—the mathematical model used to generate predictions—and an astronomical hypothesis, the actual path of the planet through the heavens.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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