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At the time, Benzion was a largely unknown and quasi-mystical interpreter of the Iberian Inquisition—which, for him, represented the perennial efflorescence of antisemitism as a racialized (and hence ineradicable) phenomenon.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
Such an efflorescence of freedom marked the zenith of liberalism in 1848.
—James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
An efflorescence of capitalism at home and overseas followed, and with it the beginnings of a colonial empire.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 25 May 2023
The tech challenge has attracted the most attention lately as the sudden efflorescence of generative A.I. tools bends minds and, for some CEOs, induces panic.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 May 2023
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
Such an efflorescence of freedom marked the zenith of liberalism in 1848.
—James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
An efflorescence of capitalism at home and overseas followed, and with it the beginnings of a colonial empire.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 25 May 2023
The tech challenge has attracted the most attention lately as the sudden efflorescence of generative A.I. tools bends minds and, for some CEOs, induces panic.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 May 2023
See all Example Sentences for efflorescence
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“Efflorescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescence. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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