as in souls
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
an intensely private individual, he treats his inner space as sacred ground that is off-limits to other people
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But tens of thousands of films are made each year, and quite a few of them break the rules, defy conventional narrative expectations and smack us deep in our souls.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026 -
The world must stand with the people of Iran before more of our bravest souls are lost.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes our hearts are broken.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Caesar failed to anticipate that stakeholders make decisions based on more than rational arguments only and that establishing peace meant winning hearts as well as minds.—
Paul Vanderbroeck,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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This takes a lot of guts, Lind says.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both are up to the task, grounding these sometimes floaty proceedings in some human guts and grit.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet its polarizing effect may be the key to its magnetism; even those who dislike it have certainly absorbed some of its fragrant dolorousness into their bones.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bone Broth Bone broth is made by simmering roasted bones, such as beef, chicken, turkey, or pork, with or without their meat, in water for many hours.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2026
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The characters are mostly idealized, the action is predictable, and its core conflicts derivative of those in the minds of most American teenagers in the middle of the 20th century.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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July 23 – August 22 Hearts can open wider when minds connect.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Inner spaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20spaces. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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