lucid

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The second thing to say is that AOC’s actual response to the question, once she finally got there, was entirely lucid and reasonable.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

The study included 20 participants who had prior experience with lucid dreaming, meaning they sometimes realized they were dreaming while still asleep.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

Mr. McDougall justifies his lucid and expansive method by quoting Rudyard Kipling: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Maybe the 93-year-old was more lucid than I thought.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

Actually, in spite of the fact that everyone considered him mad, José Arcadio Segundo was at that time the most lucid inhabitant of the house.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez