catharsis
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You might be tempted, with every faraway look in Christian Petzold’s subtly moving “Miroirs No. 3,” to hope for that soothing, enlightened release so often served as catharsis in tales of loss and healing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Mr. Krivak captures the terror and tenderness of their ordeal, and he builds to an ending of exceptional catharsis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Telling her story has also been a "catharsis", she said.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
The good news is that this show will offer new catharsis in a second season that’s already been greenlighted.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
Zendagi migzara, Afghans like to say: Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end, kamyab, nah-kam, crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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