emptiness
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Mr. Smith is an insightful filmmaker and “Bring Me the Beauties” is a stylishly constructed parable about naivete and spiritual emptiness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Then layer that emptiness over the images here.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
"You can see it from the emptiness of the metro," posted one user on X. "You can see it from the abundance of parking spaces near the office," said another.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Coulson's twin said she had been left with an overwhelming sense of emptiness.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
There was always a terrifying moment of emptiness when that happened: What if she got trapped in there and no one came to get her?
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
Vocabulary lists containing emptiness
"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death"
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