blessed
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Aboard the popemobile, the smiling pontiff blessed several babies and waved to worshippers, as he made his way from the Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde, where a giant white canopy was installed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The head of the Catholic Church blessed several babies as he stopped at different stages along the avenue as chants of "Leo, Leo" rang out.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
This blessed return to artful thinking was echoed again last week, when AMC announced its new distribution venture, Leawood Films, dedicated to getting as many eyes as possible on small and entirely independent movies.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Our continental nation is blessed with good neighbors and big oceans, and most violence is constrained through ordered liberty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Yes, and who remembers the schoolmaster of them early years, him whose final resting place is right outside in the Balm of Gilead graveyard? Who remembers the terrible Increase Whittlesey of blessed memory?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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