beheld
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Its concerns and desires are our 21st century concerns and desires, with Hildegard beheld as a proto-feminist icon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
At least, it did until very recently, when we fully beheld the wretched manifestations of Meta’s desperate A.I. push.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2025
She hiked uphill from her riverside worksite and beheld a vista of sheer mountain slopes unbroken by rivers or streams.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
It remains firmly planted in our hearts, just as it was in the hearts of the shepherds when they first beheld the baby in the manger.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
I had not got as much further down the street as the post-office, when I again beheld Trabb’s boy shooting round by a back way.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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