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as in sky
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem
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as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
an idealistic senator who thought that he could singlehandedly turn Washington into the New Jerusalem
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While the shower typically produces only about five meteors per hour, it’s known for bright fireballs that can stand out in the night sky.
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Joby has been in a fierce battle to be the first with taxis in the sky with its Northern California competitor Archer Aviation.
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The post sparked much debate about whether a pause was possible given the financial incentives, whether RSI would finally produce some version of the AGI singularity or utopia, and whether RSI was even possible at all.
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Winner of the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Award 2025, the Centara Grand Lagoon Resort is nothing short of a tropical utopia.
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And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.
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That much was clear to the thousands and thousands of fans who packed the streets outside of Madison Square Garden and throughout the five boroughs on Saturday night, celebrating in glorious, delirious bliss after the Knicks won Game 5 of the NBA Finals, 94-90, in San Antonio.
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The dust-ups might have driven the Honeywells away from their island paradise, more casualties of the lottery curse.
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Like other emerging beach destinations around the world, those surfers slowly spread the word to other folks about an under-the-radar Caribbean paradise.
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The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet.
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Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
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In 1851, the signing of the Treaty at Forks of Cosumnes River promised land along the Cosumnes River where local tribes could live.
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In fact, at one time any man who signed up for the Continental Army was promised land that rightfully belonged to Native Americans.
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“New Jerusalem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/New%20Jerusalem. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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