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prayer

[prair] / prɛər /


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We recite kaddish, a mourners’ prayer, daily for 11 months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I wanted to know whether the prayer and applause would translate into anything.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

He wore a Jewish prayer shawl during his swearing-in ceremony and has made clear his support for Israel during the early days of his premiership, saying that Samoa "stood with Israel".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

SHANGRI-LA, China—When China’s masses want to experience the Tibet of chanting, crimson-robed monks and prayer flags flapping in the wind, they don’t go to Tibet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“So beautiful even a person who isn’t religious might be inspired to recite a prayer here.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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