baptism
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The “Bachelorette” debacle is a harsh baptism for the new leadership at Disney—Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro and President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Balfe: It was a bit of a baptism of fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry are poised to win Olympic gold in Milan despite a baptism of fire in their debut season with accusations of control and manipulation flying.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
"The day before my baptism, they asked me how much money I was making and I told them," she says.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Afterwards, instead of the baptism, Father lured people down as near as he could get them to the river by means of the age-old method of a church supper.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing baptism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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