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church

[church] / tʃɜrtʃ /




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She’s talking on a sunny morning on the leafy rooftop of a five-star hotel in Paris, with views of the Centre Pompidou and bells clanging from a 16th-century church nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The Daniel Craig thriller Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - filmed at a church in Epping Forest - has been among the productions providing a boost.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Named Dolly at birth, she learned to sing at her family’s local Pentecostal church.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

It recognises Protestantism and Catholicism as official religions, but practising organisations must register with the government -- something many Christians feel yields an unacceptable amount of control over church affairs and teachings.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

We passed the church so Father Harte could say a last prayer.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Huanle's mother Wang Cong is a pastor at Zion Church, one of China's largest "underground" churches where some Christians choose to worship instead of government-regulated ones.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

When New York state enacted buffer-zone protections in May, the coalition that organizes disruptive gatherings outside synagogues and churches published a victory statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

And while more than 300 area churches may be providing spiritual sustenance to this town of 58,000 people, there's another institution that supplies it with economic nourishment.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

That hostility from politicians, churches, medicine, and public opinion found its echo in dismissal by the courts.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

The ASL at first concentrated on having local churches carry its anti-alcohol message to its parishioners.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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