Tillid

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Tillid

adj.
humbled by how readily you place your life into the hands of random strangers, often without a second thought—trusting a restaurant to check its expiration dates, trusting a construction crew not to cheap out on materials, trusting thousands of other drivers to stay in their lane —people who you may never meet but whose well-being you’re deeply invested in, whether you know it or not.

Danish tillid, trust. Pronounced “til-id.”

Immerensis

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Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

Malotype

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Hem-Jawed

an abstract image of someone touching their face

Mauerbauertraurigkeit

Mauerbauer-traurigkeit

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Harmonoia

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