altar
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Part photo album, part teen bedroom, part house party, part altar and part art gallery, “East of the River” never sacrifices style to content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Torches lit the way for the 30-year-old groom, known by the callsign Ice, and the 32-year-old bride, Khomochka, through the woods to the altar as fellow soldiers formed a guard of honour.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
They are evangelists who worship at its Texas toast–padded altar.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
"Together, we will march peacefully to the parliament and put forward our petitions at the altar of democracy," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The altar includes seven items that begin with the letter s, all with their own symbolic meaning.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Speaking of altars, Ms. Boston is sacrificing narrative momentum on behalf of a pretty obvious agenda—cataloging horror-movie conventions and classic devices and seeing if any still click.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
On November 1 and 2, many Mexicans will visit their dead in cemeteries and place offerings at home on colorful altars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
In England during the Reformation it was not only the altars that were stripped, but also sites in the landscape which were associated with animacy.
From Salon ● May 28, 2025
Today, diverse beliefs can be found mixed together on altars in homes, with the Virgin Mary sharing space with a ceramic Buddha and a warrior spirit from the Afro-Cuban faith.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
She went on quickly, and he followed her to where the men of Pylos had their altars.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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