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Brigadoon

American  
[brig-uh-doon] / ˌbrɪg əˈdun /

noun

  • Brigadoons
    plural
  1. any romantically idealized place or phenomenon.


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The fires could have been prevented if PacifiCorp “had turned off the power in the service area adjacent to the Willamette Valley as requested by the state officials,” Brigadoon alleged.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2023

This sounds insane, but it was true in the darker months of 2020 and 2021: A game of Catan was a Brigadoon of cheer in an America gone rotten.

From Washington Post Apr. 7, 2023

She was nominated for a Tony Award in 1963 for her role in "Brigadoon."

From Fox News Dec. 22, 2021

The makeover of Grants Pass Downs from a dusty fair meeting into a Brigadoon for horse racing in the Klamath Mountains was Travis Boersma’s idea.

From New York Times Jul. 19, 2021

It is sort of a waking dream, a Brigadoon with bridges featuring a fetching gloom.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2019

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