totems
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Magical gems from the Roman empire show how it blended its own culture with that of local populations to create totems out of carnelian, jasper and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The three men accumulated totems of fabulous wealth: mansions in Manhattan and the Hamptons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, elbowed his way to the forefront of modern television by prioritizing profit over deeper questions about whether certain cultural totems should be held sacrosanct.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
The resurgent Wallabies, driven on ferociously by Rob Valetini and Will Skelton, their returning totems, shocked the Lions to their very core in surging into that huge lead.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
The purpose of knowing totems was to work out a relationship, if possible.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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