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pilgrim

[pil-grim, -gruhm] / ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm /
NOUN
wayfarer
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The city's many pilgrim tour companies sit idle.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Every person is a pilgrim on their own grief journey.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 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

“After all, she is Falco peregrinus, the pilgrim falcon.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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