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pew

[pyoo] / pyu /
NOUN
long backed bench
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Every inch of pew space was filled, mostly with young adults.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Either way, Ms. Mun has us on the edge of our pew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Iskef's family, sitting in a pew near the front, were consumed by grief.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

With Harris sitting in a front pew, Feinstein and Lockyer both demanded that the assailant face the death penalty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2024

When we got to our pew, Mama let me know what her real fear was.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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