Brigadoon
Americannoun
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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
And the Manhattan of Mankiewicz’s movie, if it ever existed, had long ago vanished, like a shimmery Brigadoon.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2020
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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