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spirit

[spir-it] / ˈspɪr ɪt /




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Tears are hard to summon for a man whose soul and spirit have long since departed, leaving behind just the husk of a human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The spirit of outdoor camping is in Coachella’s DNA.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But Christendom most accurately captures the spirit of the idea: organizing the world along medieval civilizational lines.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

This is an astonishing work of naturalism in the spirit of Zola’s “L’Assommoir.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

And her shimmering spirit had melted back into her body, no longer threatening to leave.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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