idyll
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She later recalled she hated the grey streets of the capital after the semi-rural idyll in which she had spent her early childhood.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Many say the idyll began to unravel when New Delhi appointed civil servant Jayanti Ravi to head Auroville in 2021.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
In adulthood, the need for ready money forced each of the Brontës to leave their creative idyll for a time—all of them worked as educators—before returning home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In her columns for “Smart Housekeeping,” Elizabeth presides over an idyll of New England domesticity.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025
We grow apart, bit by bit, and eventually our summer idyll is ruined forever.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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