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And in a study of a third group of over 690 participants, super movers had better cognition and lower prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
For the new study, Chang’s team created specialized fluorescent animal models that enabled them to visualize and isolate all of the cardiac neurons on the heart.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

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Roth has spent months planning a performance artwork inspired by Irene di Spilimbergo, a 16th-century painter, student, and muse of Titian who at one point lived in the Palazzo dei Fiori.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Williams did her own makeup for her media appearances while Keopple sent her muse down the orange carpets in two distinct looks featuring her own custom designs and luxury pieces.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2026

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Presidential legacy in the United States is no longer defined solely through retrospection and archival preservation.

— Andre Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Frisell will turn 75 on March 18, midway through his current tour, and retrospection is a constant throughout In My Dreams.

— Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026

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Whereas, symptoms for women tend to be more internalized and subtle, such as with more quiet distractibility, daydreaming, disorganization, excessive talking and emotional dysregulation.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
No amount of daydreaming would have been able to replace the knowledge that Lenny could have shared.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026

Definition of daydreaming

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His research has included brain scans of people in prayer, meditation, rituals, and trance states, as well as surveys of people's spiritual experiences and attitudes.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
One by one, as if roused from a trance, my fellow staffers rose from their workstations and filed to the exit.

— Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Definition of trance

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Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The poem is rife with open meanings; however, its principal question is important for anyone who has felt slighted or discouraged from conducting their lives with reverie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of reverie

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Mercury in your 10th House of Career sextiles Venus in your 12th House of Solitude, helping behind-the-scenes reflection shape a smarter professional choice.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
If an essay is built around specific, vivid details and honest reflection throughout, the reader should already understand what the experience meant to the student well before the final paragraph.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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