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zeitgeist

[tsahyt-, zahyt-gahyst] / ˈtsaɪt-, ˈzaɪtˌgaɪst /


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Garfunkel’s tender folk couldn’t be farther from the chrome-coated zeitgeist of the turn of the last century.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

The splintering of mass media, the confluence of a cultural icon whose priorities are so admirable — the zeitgeist will simply never again support someone so pure of heart.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

“It’s about having the Chipmunks really playing into the zeitgeist and trying to live in real time with pop culture,” Robbins said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

There are few footballers of Haaland's calibre who have broken into the cultural zeitgeist quite like he has.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

People all over the world who are really secret agents for some other time zone, some other way of looking at the world, some other zeitgeist.

From Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow



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