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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

“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

When betting on the artificial-intelligence trade outpaces gains in the world’s biggest digital currency by more than 200%, you know you’re witnessing a sea change in the global investment zeitgeist.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

It went on and vanished among the fronds of a distant island; but the calm had been broken, and through all the stems there ran a restless sense of anticipation, a zeitgeist of prophetic import.

From Edge of the Jungle by William Beebe



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