cardinal
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"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
“Yet, many banks refuse to have any sort of framework to evaluate that, and certainly don’t communicate about it. To us, that is the cardinal sin.”
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
One morning, Margaret notices a red cardinal in her kitchen, meeting its eyes before it departs back out her window.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Kilmer reminds us of the internet’s cardinal rule: “If it sounds too good to be true, it likely is.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
One of Frenchy’s cardinal rules of reducing was to “keep the contents of the bowels moving down and out steadily and regularly.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
“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
Leo, 70, who has a history of missionary work in Peru and is the first pope from the United States, was elected in a conclave of cardinals on May 8.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
“This was shocking. It was as if the Vatican had put a listing for cardinals on Craigslist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
I cheered for the liberal bishops and cardinals at that great convocation.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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