transcendent

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The portrayal of that grief is where Mr. Armitage’s translation achieves its most transcendent power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I suspect the Pope sees his role as an advocate who promotes transcendent values rather than as a gardener who tries to reserve a plot for weeds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Which is to say: it was never going to taste as transcendent as it does in memory.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Joseph navigated those years in the wake with unadorned reverence, while starting a family of his own and directing some of the most transcendent music videos of the 2010s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Satan breaks the silence: If thou beest he; But O how fall'll! how chang’d From him, who in the happy Realms of Light Cloth’d with transcendent brightness didst out-shine Myriads though bright...

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith