pilgrimage
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Louis XIV realized that the production and export of luxury goods could be big business, and Paris has been a point of pilgrimage for fashion lovers ever since.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
But partying would be replaced by prayer when she ended up at a pilgrimage in a small place called Priego, in the Cuenca region of central Spain.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
In Matthew Kressel’s novel, a woman’s journey across the red planet is a pilgrimage in quest of human connection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"I wasn't sure that it was going to be open. But when I came over, it was a miracle" said the US-Egyptian businessman, who makes a pilgrimage to Jerusalem from Miami every year.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
"They've got seven cars of them from Dayton, Ohio. They've been on a pilgrimage to Rome, and now they're going down to Biarritz and Lourdes."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing pilgrimage
"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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