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pilgrim

[pil-grim, -gruhm] / ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm /
NOUN
wayfarer
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"I can't believe I've finished the hajj rituals," Iraqi pilgrim Adnan Hamad, 58, told AFP, as his daughters in white robes, or abayas, looked on.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Every person is a pilgrim on their own grief journey.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Fearful of a future shackled to the home, Charu leaves at 16 to find her way in Bombay, the first of this pilgrim soul’s reinventions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

An avid researcher armed with a camera, Enriquez is both reporter and pilgrim.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Was he not a Samana, without a home, a pilgrim?

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse




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