as in souls
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
an intensely private individual, he treats his inner space as sacred ground that is off-limits to other people
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Noun
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Finally, the news came that at least 56 souls had been killed in the strikes.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Trump has always been a mirror for other people’s souls, an X-ray revealing America’s dysfunction.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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My message this week is about not letting our hearts be troubled, and Jesus is the way.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some even had the guts to ask for my driver’s license.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The skin, guts, and brains are the same but made of different things.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Police also confirm in court papers that additional bones and eight corpses were discovered in a storage locker.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Torney was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer with recurring tumors that eat away at bone marrow, damaging bones and the immune system.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Beating Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup semi-final would be an excellent way to start changing minds.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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In a recent oral history of the show for Yahoo Entertainment, it was revealed that creators David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee originally intended for Maris to be part of the show's action, but the audience reaction to her changed their minds.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Inner spaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20spaces. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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