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"Today, the entire world is proud of him. I urge my fellow citizens to pray for Smit's long life and excellent health, and to salute Smit, who has brought glory to India."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Some churches in and around India's financial capital Mumbai have begun asking worshippers to give a declaration in writing - "I came here to pray of my own free will."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

In lieu of warning Europe to evacuate, they pray and make a plan to cover their asses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

It’s a black panther, and it leads me to a place where I’m able to pray and meditate and calm my body down so I can be free.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

He goes to the bedroom to change into his one good suit to go pray at the synagogue on Calle Inquisidor, as he does every Friday night.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

She sits beside his bed and prays, trying to remain composed.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

After he tells her he’s just hungry, they get lunch, where Kedric, 32, prays that the Lord will “heal us from Pilates.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I don’t have the support of having an outlet for anger, fear and grief,” said Kemper, who journals, prays and keeps a website with updates on her dad.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Elsie Saldaña — who goes by El Daña onstage — prays before every show she has performed since 1965.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

I’ll tell you this: I am not the type of person who prays very much.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Many Miami-based Cubans think the monumental shift they have prayed for is almost here.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

A shocked Campbell prayed on it, colleagues said, then moved his family of seven children to Washington from Texas in the summer last year after school let out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

"I want to thank my legal team and everyone who has stood with and supported me, and especially the many people who have prayed for me throughout this ordeal."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Nepal held a national day of mourning Monday for victims of devastating glacial floods, as families of missing hydropower workers feared trapped in tunnels prayed rescuers might yet find them alive.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

I prayed she wouldn’t do that; I already felt bad enough.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

"We love him and we're praying for him and we're very optimistic," Mannion said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The use of pond water led to some recovery in reservoir levels, now at 23.7% full, but Green said islanders were simply "praying for rain".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Our soldiers are praying a lot more than they used to.”

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Being pregnant as a Black woman, you’re not just worrying about whether your baby will be okay: You’re praying you will be too,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

I raced up the stairs two at a time, praying that there would be a door above, a solid one that I could lock tight and hunker down behind.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros