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  • present participle of bless.
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blessing

[bles-ing] / ˈblɛs ɪŋ /




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When things go against you, leverage is a curse, not a blessing, as anyone who was on the wrong side of the housing crash nearly two decades ago knows.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Apple hopes to win the White House’s blessing to do business with the Chinese company.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

"The reunion was like a miracle from God. To see our daughter back sitting among us is a gift and blessing that could not be thanked enough for."

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

So while mFlusiva has the FDA’s blessing, Kennedy’s handpicked panel could still recommend that only a subset of Americans—say, people with compromised immune systems—get it.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

If so, Jim had been born second, and now, over pizza in Salzburg, he’d come of age, with Paul’s blessing.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

“One of God’s good blessings, really a special person.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

To appreciate the blessings of liberty, share a meal with your neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

“It was just compounding blessings on top of each other — or luck.”

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

The creatures' power is also deeply embedded in people's culture, prompting them to seek the blessings of dozens of spirits before entering the forest.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

With the autumnal surrogation to winter and the Thanksgiving holiday quickly ascending upon us, I find myself reminiscing to mind the many blessings and bestowments of the past.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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