authentic
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For LGBTQ+ Christians, it can be a spiritual one, a forced concealment that severs them from authentic relationships with communities they love and were raised in, and with God.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
These “individuals can buy almost anything, but authentic access to the sports world is genuinely scarce.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He said that was "unfair", adding: "I care about this constituency and I actually want to... have an authentic voice that can represent them down at Westminster."
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“And as his girlfriend, she’s always been supportive of him. So even in costume, it was like she was literally holding space for his story. It felt authentic, not just comedic.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
He opens the flask, anoints me, while I seem to faint, with the authentic holy water used on the feet of the holy saint.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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