awe
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Artemis II astronauts expressed awe on Saturday over their record-setting lunar flyby mission, urging unity on Earth after witnessing the planet's isolation like a "lifeboat" in space.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
She hardly shares the same flare for the dramatic, or the desire to shock and awe the press, as her husband.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
His L.A. novelist friend Matthew Specktor has watched all of this hustle with awe.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, social media seems divided between apathy, awe and anger.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
He had held me in awe, because he had held me in doubt.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Vocabulary lists containing awe
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