commune
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Lan was an early adopter, diversifying his crop two decades ago and now boasting 400 durian trees in Ea Knuec commune, part of Dak Lak province.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
As children, cattle and lambs happily commune with bears, lions and wolves in the foreground, the background depicts William Penn making a treaty with Tamanend, chief of the Lenape Nation, and founding Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He also visits a religious commune and witnesses actual generosity only to remain apathetic about repentance or emotional growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
At a time of societal fracture and backsliding, “Liberation” offered audiences the opportunity to commune collectively with a watershed movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Each entering saint, before he could take part in the service, must commune for a moment alone with the Lord.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
“The Greeks believed that sleeping on a grave might give you dreams in which you communed with a spirit,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
Worshippers have already prayed and communed at the site on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island, while the general public will be allowed in next month.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
In point of fact, I communed with it even more meaningfully this time, and not merely because of the stagecraft or the sentimental pull of a theater world striving to be whole again.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2021
Also, even though the scale of the event was overwhelming, it was less elegant than earlier concert performances where he communed with his mother’s spirit.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Did Muriel know she had communed with the Fairy Queen?
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Haddock told Salon that he grew up celebrating Juneteenth as a sort of church day, communing with his family and community.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Post-release he lives in self-exile in Bangkok, communing online with clients back in Myanmar.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Although there are no figurative features at all, they appear to be communing among themselves and with you.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
The proposed court location is not, as Dahn states, in the middle of a shady grove of majestic giants, owls in every tree, people silently communing with nature.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
“I am communing with the alligator,” I said.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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Schooled
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