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reincarnation

[ree-in-kahr-nay-shuhn] / ˌri ɪn kɑrˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
rebirth
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And as Rollins aged, he would remain a voracious seeker, with interests that expanded into Zen Buddhism, martial arts, Kabbalah, the esoteric 17th-century tradition of Rosicrucianism, reincarnation and Egyptology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

I realized that even if siblings share the same parents and DNA, our thinking is completely different, which helped me believe in karma and reincarnation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Tibetan Buddhists believe he is the 14th reincarnation of a spiritual leader first born in 1391.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

When he was two years old, a search party of Buddhist officials recognised him as the reincarnation of the 13 previous Dalai Lamas and he was enthroned before he turned four.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Vegetarianism and reincarnation are in the air, but that’s taking it too far.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Speed, eventually learn they are the reincarnations of Wanda and Vision’s twins, Billy and Tommy Maximoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024

Sometime soon we’ll see him as the man a woman falls in love with over and over again through various reincarnations in an indie called “Timestalker.”

From Salon ● May 11, 2024

She says many features of ongoing climate change are reincarnations of the past warm climates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023

The marks also held stories of pain, reincarnations and beauty.

From BBC ● May 20, 2022

“It’s the sisterhood Mom’s always talking about. Five women who are reincarnations of legendary queens from the ancient stories. These days their job is to raise and protect us.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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