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revelation

[rev-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən /


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The logo-shooting, circus-passing, shape-shifting revelation who was once arguably the most famous basketball player in the world has become rude, entitled and, frankly, not all that fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Choi becoming persona non grata for pot hardly seemed fair in light of that horrifying revelation.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Stories that rest on personal anecdotes always leave space for doubt, which could make the Times piece more of a Rorschach test for one’s existing politics than an election-shifting revelation.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

By the story’s end, Locksley has experienced—much like the characters in many of James’s novels to come—a creeping revelation of the chasm between image and reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But once Isobel pointed out specific elements, she could see the complicated emotion, the impending revelation.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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