liminal
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Intellectual barriers to faith are most likely to recede at certain liminal moments when the emotional or spiritual pull takes over, and tradition and community assume more importance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
With liminal spaces all the rage now, Kelly forged his own long ago, one in which you can laugh out loud but always with one eye open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Charles Bostwick, Antelope Valley field deputy for Supervisor Kathryn Barger, sees them in a liminal space between homelessness and housed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Indiana is in many ways a liminal state, the place you pass through between scruffy Cleveland and business-like Chicago, with little to inspire romantic odes to home.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Most were happy enough with what they understood of their liminal existence and did not seek help from seers.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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