pilgrim
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A young Japanese pilgrim who had just completed the route took our photo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“I’m just a weary pilgrim trying to find what feels like home,” she sings.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
As we thrifted in Los Feliz, we found a gorgeous, ivory, vintage dress that either gave pilgrim vibes or cool courthouse wedding dress chic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Every person is a pilgrim on their own grief journey.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
Instead I knelt on the floor, feeling like a pilgrim begging advice from an all-knowing oracle.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Santos said that along the way he met some evangelicals who were there to support the pilgrims, "handing out water, fruit and medicine."
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Pope Leo reassured pilgrims that the mass was "well-contained" and caught "at an early stage".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
In late June, footage of a young Muslim man kicking a dog following Hindu pilgrims circulated widely on social media, triggering religious arguments online.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Somewhere around Temple 31, Chikurin-ji, where pilgrims pray to a deity of mental clarity, it became clear: We should rewrite our whole map to add more of the Henro into our 1,250-mile trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
There, visiting pilgrims, knights at arms, merchants, and minstrels gathered, each awaiting the attention of the Prior.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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