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holy place







NOUN
sanctuary
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"Hopefully they will not close Al-Aqsa again, and everyone will be able to come to this holy place —whether residents of Jerusalem or from the West Bank," said 30-year-old Mohammad Saaedeh.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Anthony Bourdain called the deli “a holy place for me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

But many Hindus, especially in the so-called cow belt in the country’s north, just think it’s nice that Ram will finally have a temple in the holy place where he was born.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

But there, amidst this holy place shining like a neon trailer park sign, something — a new wish — stirred inside me.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

It was also a holy place for washing and preparing, a last stop before reaching Sacred Sun City at Machu Picchu.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis




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