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Parts of “Time Spell” were galvanizing, yet it also had the feeling of a medley that just kept rolling along — morphing if not exactly developing into a greater whole.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2022

A generation ago, during the Soviet era, defectors like Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev and Natalia Makarova were galvanizing the dance world.

From Time Magazine Archive

Balang's revelations were galvanizing: he was the first airport witness to give testimony under oath that is contrary to the military version of the event.

From Time Magazine Archive

“You have a merry party concealed there, Master Host,” said I. “Ye-ye-s-Sir, very,” replied he, and tittered again, as though he were galvanizing his defunct merriment.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 by Various