élan vital

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Recent Examples of élan vital And a mention that Victor was a big believer in the philosophical concept of elan vital, the idea that all organic material holds an intangible force willing it into being. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • What is more pernicious than the denial is the tacit acceptance of his behavior in the community, as the community was the lifeblood of his art.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Such growth is the lifeblood of the stock market, whose level tends to follow the track of corporate profits over the long term.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nowadays, films with box-office appeal are audience-tested within an inch of their lives.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Knicks made life difficult for him in the halfcourt, and once that happened, Atlanta’s offense kept running into dead ends.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026

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“élan vital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9lan%20vital. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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