vivid

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John Galsworthy’s tales of an affluent family in Victorian and Edwardian England offer a vivid portrait of a vanished era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

As “Palestine ’36” eventually sacrifices focus on the many characters it has, one wishes Jacir had had the luxury of a classic epic’s standard third hour to build that complexity into a vivid resistance narrative.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The results showed that people reported the deepest sleep not only when they had no conscious experience, but also after vivid, immersive dreams.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Her vivid imagination would "conjure up the worse eventualities".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

These learners tend to think in pictures and need to create vivid mental images to retain information.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin