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Pervaded by magic and mysticism, Bulgakov’s masterpiece was a far cry from the weary “socialist realism” mandated by an officially atheistic state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Pervaded with a sense of apprehension, “Distant” seems to promise a crime — not least because Yusuf has a practice of following women in the street.

From New York Times • May 18, 2022

Pervaded by the medium’s inherent lucidity and intimacy, the show enables you to see afresh both drawing and the ambition and striving of several generations of artists.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2013

The thirst Of glory, which so pierces through and through one, Pervaded him—although a generous creature, As warm in heart as feminine in feature.

From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

Love, in its essence, Pervaded her sweet presence.

From Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)