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deliverance

[dih-liv-er-uhns] / dɪˈlɪv ər əns /


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A people can’t cry out for deliverance while refusing correction or ask God for justice while excusing wrongdoing in its own ranks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Many Venezuelans are hoping for a deliverance, but not, it seems, at the cost of selling off the country’s riches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

We sing a prayer, against the odds, against the tide, for deliverance from the evil within.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

They are licensed by their bishop and they make up the deliverance team.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

I think that he wants to defy them, too, with this deliberation, each of his steps a careful word to break down the ready meter they have built, each halting a kind of instant deliverance.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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