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pilgrim

[pil-grim, -gruhm] / ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm /
NOUN
wayfarer
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Irshad Ahmed, a 49-year-old pilgrim, told AFP he was staying at a hostel in Tehran when he saw missiles being fired nearby.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Addressing a crowd of an estimated 150,000 people — including much of Lebanon’s political class — Leo described himself as “a pilgrim of hope to the Middle East.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

Historians can argue otherwise, but not “convincingly” for this pilgrim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

All of them were to get a cut of the pilgrim income from those who came to pray to the saint.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

The pilgrim, a professor, a monk, and some sort of hermit all meet and hash over things.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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