cathedral
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You unconsciously stand up straight in a cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In 2018, the UK said Russian double agent Sergei Skripal was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in the British cathedral city of Salisbury.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
It will begin with Dame Sarah knocking three times on the West Door of the cathedral with her pastoral staff after which she will be welcomed by local schoolchildren.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Period details include wood-beamed cathedral ceilings, stained-glass windows, built-ins, and custom millwork.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
She walked along the floor of the grove feeling much as if she were in a cathedral: there was the same stillness, the same sense of upwardness in the structures, the same awe within herself.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing cathedral
Break It Down: Cata
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