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Recent Examples of Shakti
Her work sheds light on issues such as human trafficking and systemic oppression, and Shakti hopes to empower other women through her paintings.
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 24 July 2024
The Milky Way’s earliest pieces In a recent paper, researchers using the Gaia space telescope identified two streams of stars, named Shakti and Shiva, each of which contains a total mass of around 10 million Suns and which are thought to have merged into the Milky Way around 12 billion years ago.
—Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
After Prakriti Shakti's restraint, Sitaram Beach felt like a maximalist indulgence: Opulent traditional architecture framed a lush garden brimming with coconut palms, orchids, and medicinal plants, while waves crashed on a nearby beach.
—Vasudha Rai, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2023
When Kid bungles his first attack on the nightclub and is shot by the police, he’s rescued by Alpha, the leader of a hijra community that is under threat from Baba Shakti’s political movement.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
In a key flashback, Rana—acting on Shakti’s orders—clears out Kid’s forest-adjacent village so the land can be used for industrial growth.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
There’s also the matter of the movie’s main villain, Baba Shakti — a white-haired ultranationalist power broker who whips worshipful mobs into a frenzy and who may have looked a little too much like India’s prime minister Narendra Modi for Netflix.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Mat | $89 Give the gift of deeper recovery — for body and mind — this year with an acupressure mat from Shakti.
—Outside Run Editors, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
Named Shakti and Shiva for Hindu deities, the streams were likely parts of other galaxies that merged with the Milky Way in its infancy between 12 billion and 13 billion years ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Daniel Wine, CNN, 24 July 2024
The Milky Way’s earliest pieces In a recent paper, researchers using the Gaia space telescope identified two streams of stars, named Shakti and Shiva, each of which contains a total mass of around 10 million Suns and which are thought to have merged into the Milky Way around 12 billion years ago.
—Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
After Prakriti Shakti's restraint, Sitaram Beach felt like a maximalist indulgence: Opulent traditional architecture framed a lush garden brimming with coconut palms, orchids, and medicinal plants, while waves crashed on a nearby beach.
—Vasudha Rai, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2023
When Kid bungles his first attack on the nightclub and is shot by the police, he’s rescued by Alpha, the leader of a hijra community that is under threat from Baba Shakti’s political movement.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
In a key flashback, Rana—acting on Shakti’s orders—clears out Kid’s forest-adjacent village so the land can be used for industrial growth.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
There’s also the matter of the movie’s main villain, Baba Shakti — a white-haired ultranationalist power broker who whips worshipful mobs into a frenzy and who may have looked a little too much like India’s prime minister Narendra Modi for Netflix.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Mat | $89 Give the gift of deeper recovery — for body and mind — this year with an acupressure mat from Shakti.
—Outside Run Editors, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
Named Shakti and Shiva for Hindu deities, the streams were likely parts of other galaxies that merged with the Milky Way in its infancy between 12 billion and 13 billion years ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Shakti
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This presents an existential threat to the lifeblood of economies, particularly across the Mediterranean.—
Taco Engelaar,
Fortune,
11 Aug. 2025
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Its revenues from the sale of oil and gas, the lifeblood of its economy, collapsed by 28% in July.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 2016, Ciara tied the knot with now husband Russell Wilson, who was thrilled to welcome the little boy into his life.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This idea of changing your focus on a situation isn’t new to leadership, but it’s rarely practiced with the depth the movie (and real life) demands.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Festivities will finish with a lantern lighting ceremony at around 8 p.m. Six stone lanterns and paper lanterns will be released on the Japanese Garden pond and the Frog Pond so that, according to the tradition, spirits can return to their resting places.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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This shared spirit between Magnolia Pearl and brands like Foreign Tongues as well as other artisan-first labels points to a rising current in fashion—a rejection of disposability, trend-chasing, and mass-production-at-all-costs.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The story ties together the karma of these characters with that of the mysterious witness played by Park Hae-soo (Squid Game II, Money Heist II).—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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So that good karma should be paying off.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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