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Shaktis

noun

variants also Saktis
plural of Shakti
as in spirits

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  1. spirits
  2. lives
  3. souls
Noun
  • The spirits industry was pushing trade officials to get back to negotiating.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Groceries Tariffs on Canadian beer, wine, spirits, dairy ingredients and more could cause some price increases during your weekly shopping.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of spirits
Noun
  • What lives have been postponed by the labor of remaining alive?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, displaced families have struggled to rebuild their lives.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of lives
Noun
  • Preachers and patricians constantly warned that, if allowed to live unchecked in the city, Jews would ‘infect’ the Christian faithful, poisoning the minds of the pious and stealing souls away from salvation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But the steel has his -- embodies his soul, and the souls of so many.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of souls
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