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gentile

[jen-tahyl] / ˈdʒɛn taɪl /


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Jesenská, a gentile, was a Czechoslovak citizen living in Vienna, and when she received Kafka’s permission to translate him into Czech the two began a passionate correspondence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Creator-showrunner Erin Foster can’t imagine her Netflix rom-com about a progressive rabbi and a gentile sex podcaster set anywhere but her native Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025

Now, because it occurs around the biggest holiday here for our gentile friends, we make a much bigger deal out of it.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023

“We reaffirm that Jew and gentile, we are one nation under God; that black and white, we are one nation indivisible; that Republican and Democrat, we are all Americans,” he said.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

At Schindler's factory, my father picked up rumors about the war from the gentile workers.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

On his TV show, he was wary of offending gentiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

But when gentiles are cast as Golda Meir or Mrs. Maisel or Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there is little blowback.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

Moreover, their devotion paid off materially; after converting to Catholicism in mass baptisms, Frank’s followers take on Polish names and prosper as gentiles, with several even entering the nobility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

White gentiles in Roth's works don't always speak about Blacks and Jews; sometimes they reflect solely on Blacks.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2021

They were dressed like gentiles, and most wore no hats, as though to spite the nasty weather and spit in the face of tradition.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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