altar
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Willingly or not, as one 19th-century essayist put it, Shaw became “a voluntary sacrifice on the altar of Liberty for an enslaved race.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
The people who went up to the altar knelt in front of the priest so he could put something into their mouths.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Today, the excavated base of the Templo Mayor, the step pyramid topped with altars to the Aztec gods of war and rain, is an open-air archaeological site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Shows like “Top Chef” teach us to genuflect at the altars of celebrity culinarians, viewing their restaurants and signature dishes as luxury experiences as opposed to showing regular folks how to think innovatively about dinner.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 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
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
Thousands of candles blazed before the gorgeous altars.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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