nirvana

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The WBC achieved nirvana in 2023, when Team USA met Japan in the championship, and Shohei Ohtani stood on the mound to face then-Angels teammate Mike Trout in the bottom of the ninth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

As awful as the pandemic was for just about everyone, it could be considered nirvana for retailers.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Religious folks have words for such spasmodic departures from the everyday, like beatitude, nirvana, ecstasy.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

It’s not a coincidence that to enter the Palais des Festivals, the central hub, you must climb 24 red-carpeted steps, as if you’re ascending into some movie nirvana.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

And two delicate slippers with the softest leather soles and two giant pearls on each toe, to light her way to nirvana.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan