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The final part is a rather rambling segment philosophizing on proof of the afterlife—in line with dozens of similar texts from this era of psychical research.
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Alice Vernon
september 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Importantly for our purposes here, Hammel’s character Karla has long been out and mostly likes to armchair-philosophize and make dry quips about Fire Island; amid a sea of earnest trans characters who go on emotional Journeys™, thank Christ for that.
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Samantha Allen,
Them.,
22 Aug. 2025
Not that The End of an Era is equipped to philosophize, or particularly interested in philosophizing, about pop stardom on that level.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
None other than Leonardo DaVinci and Archimedes are said to have spent more than a lunch hour pondering and philosophizing about the underlying causes of annual variation in mast production.
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Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
17 Apr. 2015
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Alice Vernon
september 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Importantly for our purposes here, Hammel’s character Karla has long been out and mostly likes to armchair-philosophize and make dry quips about Fire Island; amid a sea of earnest trans characters who go on emotional Journeys™, thank Christ for that.
—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
22 Aug. 2025
Not that The End of an Era is equipped to philosophize, or particularly interested in philosophizing, about pop stardom on that level.
—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
None other than Leonardo DaVinci and Archimedes are said to have spent more than a lunch hour pondering and philosophizing about the underlying causes of annual variation in mast production.
—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
17 Apr. 2015
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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For this reason, most people do not even contemplate the possibility of these companies ever getting displaced.
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On this late May evening, the 15 men gathered there were contemplating tackling something few had previously had the courage or skill to take on.
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As the show began to wrap up, Goldberg aimed to try to tie in the book, asking Vance about rationalizing his Catholic faith with a hard-line stance on immigration.
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The pope has fiercely criticized joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran and rebuked world leaders for invoking religious language to rationalize war and voiced opposition to the administration’s immigration crackdown.
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In order to understand what is happening, the reader must interpret the images and the character’s dialogue.
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Research that starts online often bears more fruit when it’s continued in person at a genealogical library, where professional genealogists and librarians can help locate and interpret records.
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Beginning in the 2030 school year, public school students will read biblical passages and learn how the Bible affected history and literature from kindergarten to 12th grade.
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Anthropic shared a striking number alongside a new product this week, and it is being read the wrong way.
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The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice.
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That could be construed as not wanting to finish second in the group.
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“Philosophize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophize. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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