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congregation

[kong-gri-gay-shuhn] / ˌkɒŋ grɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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One morning, I joined a small congregation of commuters attempting to convince the turnstiles that our phones were, in fact, perfectly legitimate fare payment.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Sisters of Nazareth allow requests for both remote enquiries and on-site research, but visits must be approved by the congregation and are supervised.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

At a Wednesday church Bible study in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Rev. Christopher Benek got several questions about AI from his congregation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

In my own home more often than not, my door shut on the close ones, tunnel vision on, one small part of the enormous quiet congregation of a country doing a single thing together.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Every Sunday morning, our congregation would pray for the safety of our leaders, and for these courageous children and their families engaging in sit-ins and other direct forms of protest.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The food bank was a success and still operates today, having unfortunately outlived two of the congregations that founded it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

And historian Dr Michael Lambert, from Lancaster University, argued that archives held privately by religious congregations could help "unlock" important pieces of history.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Nonetheless, he continued preaching and planted several Baptist congregations over the next nine years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Smoke could be seen billowing from Temple Israel, one of the largest Reform Judaism congregations in the country, after the attack and fire engines were on the scene.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

This was a high calling in the Church, one of the elders, figuratively and literally, who would travel to teach congregations.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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