pray
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“The fight is vicious,” he told the Faith & Freedom Coalition crowd after encouraging them to pray for him and the future of the country.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
No parent should have to think twice about bringing a child to pray.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Jackie and Shadow were parents we all pray we can be,” said Kathy Wimmer of North Carolina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Never give up... pray to God. Listen to your parents, education is first, that's all," says Sierra.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Nizhonf. Nathan, I want you to pray for your uncle,” Nali said as they reached the eastern edge of the cornfield.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
One woman who spoke on condition on anonymity said she quietly prays for a U.S. intervention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 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
Shoes live on the floor of the minivan, or she prays they do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
He prays to Allah, but is also putting his faith in Israel.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Mostly, she prays for an amnesty for immigrants so she can become legal and bring her daughter Belky to the United States.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
"I just prayed: 'God, if you still give us the chance to live, please open a way for us'," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Jim Messina, the ex-Obama campaign manager, said he prayed for Mr. Trump to be the 2016 nominee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Bahadur Panta, Purja's school friend, said he had prayed for the mountaineer through "sleepless nights" after news broke of his disappearance.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The couple said they prayed about when to make a public statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Seven prayed Valley was keeping up with the cuco’s fast pace, when suddenly they stopped.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Instead of celebrating her son's birthday this month, Zimbabwean mother Rodwin Chitewere spent the day praying for his body to be brought home from Russia, where he was reportedly killed fighting Moscow's war against Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
"I can imagine what's going on in those hospitals now. I sat beside my daughter's bed for six days, praying and hoping for something to change, but she couldn't fight anymore," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The sisters both said they would typically be praying quietly in their rooms early on a Sunday, ahead of attending Mass.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The two could avoid scandal inside the church, since they were just praying side by side and studying the Bible, so they spent more time there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Through our entire conversation I had been listless and monosyllabic, half praying that I wouldn’t get the job, that I would never have to look at a switchboard again.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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