devotion
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Johansson’s latest film puts that maternal devotion to a far more harrowing test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
It has outlasted kingdoms and empires, inspired religious devotion and political movements, and found new life, again and again, on TV and in cinema.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
In spite of, or perhaps because of its history, the town these days is a wellspring of devotion.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
That experience bred Morris’s lifelong devotion to George Washington and his determination to right the nation’s finances, the better to feed and clothe Washington’s men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
No boundaries to that devotion, at least none I ever saw.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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They offered grateful devotions typical of a harvest festival but also asked for peace for their community amid what they see as an existential threat.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
The church knew that its faithful — Germans, Irish, Italians, Czechs, Poles, Italians, Latinos and so many more — needed a safe space to maintain their devotions and customs while navigating a new land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Local Christians also stand out as they join the devotions, with Palestinian and Armenian scout groups leading religious processions.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023
Every morning, between checking the levels of his oxygen tanks and cooking breakfast, he reads devotions with his wife.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
Auntie looked up from a black book of Church devotions, one she’d been reading since Easter.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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Vocabulary lists containing devotion
Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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