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cardinal

[kahr-dn-l] / ˈkɑr dn l /


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"Crowded into the room were members of parliament, city authorities and, I seem to remember, a single red-hatted cardinal from the Vatican."

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“Yet, many banks refuse to have any sort of framework to evaluate that, and certainly don’t communicate about it. To us, that is the cardinal sin.”

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Colby reportedly gave the cardinal a dressing down.

From Salon Apr. 9, 2026

So I asked the cardinal to thank the Holy Father for his confidence in me and to assure him that I would do the job with all my heart.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

But as the weeks rolled on, he experienced firsthand the cardinal principle of American politics in the 1790s: whoever went face-to-face against Washington was destined to lose.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Her recent joint interview with three U.S. cardinals about Pope Leo XIV and his church’s opposition to the Iran war and Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown became a major story in April.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Still, the election of an American pope was a surprise, since many prelates—including Prevost himself—believed that the college of cardinals wouldn’t hand the papacy to the U.S., on top of all the superpower’s other clout.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

She knows the neighborhood visitors — a pair of cardinals, for instance — and frets about them when we’re away.

From Salon Nov. 20, 2025

Leo, 70, who has a history of missionary work in Peru and is the first pope from the United States, was elected in a conclave of cardinals on May 8.

From Barron's Oct. 17, 2025

For some reason, we had a great number of cardinals about the place that year.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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