"sonder" meaning in English

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          "text": "We need to have a \"sonder\" moment, where we realize that we aren't the only ones with feelings, dreams, regrets and hopes."
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          "text": "I knew the feeling of sonder my whole life. […] Every time I stopped what I was doing and just watched people, this feeling of breathlessness would wash over me.",
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