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benediction

[ben-i-dik-shuhn] / ˌbɛn ɪˈdɪk ʃən /


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And on Friday, the Chicago Sun-Times gave the ultimate benediction with its cover.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

Ma also offered a benediction to the repair shop, playing the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major on the same borrowed cello.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

Ellen Burstyn closed the luncheon with a benediction to celebrate the honorees, whom she praised.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

“For this reason, pastoral prudence must adequately discern whether there are forms of benediction, requested by one or more persons, that do not transmit a mistaken conception of marriage,” he wrote.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

She set both of her palms on Mia’s belly, as if offering a benediction, and Mia’s muscles tensed and hardened.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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