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cardinal

[kahr-dn-l] / ˈkɑr dn l /


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It did strike me as odd, however, that “Tony” is forged on a factual alteration that diverts Tony from the kitchen far too often — the movie’s cardinal sin.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

"Crowded into the room were members of parliament, city authorities and, I seem to remember, a single red-hatted cardinal from the Vatican."

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The source told AFP that "close associates" who have known the cardinal for years reported similar behaviour when he was a missionary in South America.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Her crime, she believes, is “the cardinal scientific sin of anthropomorphizing trees by using the metaphor of the mother tree.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Chapters in books are usually given the cardinal numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and so on.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

Leo, 70, will on Friday mark one year as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, after being elected by cardinals on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

Still, the election of an American pope was a surprise, since many prelates—including Prevost himself—believed that the college of cardinals wouldn’t hand the papacy to the U.S., on top of all the superpower’s other clout.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

“We now have quite a few bishops and cardinals coming out and being present, which is very important. As far as our archdiocese is concerned — not so much.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

She knows the neighborhood visitors — a pair of cardinals, for instance — and frets about them when we’re away.

From Salon Nov. 20, 2025

In fact, only seven of the ten cardinals sitting as the council of the Inquisition signed the sentence, with Barberini among the three who refused.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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