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zeitgeist

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


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But for the next couple of nights in L.A., a genuinely beguiling and astringent new rock band is at the height of its powers and has captured the zeitgeist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Jew noted that social media has created a kind of zeitgeist around specific dishes.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

He covers topics in the zeitgeist related to wellness, cultural etiquette, masculinity and lifestyle/style trends—basically all the weird, funny, inspired and horrifying things being thrown at us in this moment of "maxxing."

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

“People have to watch our show to keep up with the social media. We used to be the show that everybody talked about the next day. And so we’re in the zeitgeist again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

That the young are the only bridge to the promised land of the zeitgeist of capitalism.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin


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