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[prey] / preɪ /


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Over in Poland, Alicja does a clever piece of misdirection on her song, Pray.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

"Pray, invoke Almighty God and hope that your prayers will be answered," he told the worshippers.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

In a 2007 interview, “Eat Pray Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert called herself Lamott’s “literary offspring.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Appeared in the October 24, 2025, print edition as 'Xi Is Watching as Chinese Christians Pray'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

In a letter to Professor Asa Gray on January 28,1876, he wrote: Pray give our very kind remembrances to Mrs. Gray.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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