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prayer

[prair] / prɛər /


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They worked on it for more than a year, with weekly prayer group meetings.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

As the anniversary, 12 June, approaches, the college has planned a prayer meeting, a blood donation drive and the planting of trees in memory of those who died.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Tickets must be purchased online for specific time slots, the number of simultaneous visitors is capped at 1,500 and a daily morning “quiet hour” was recently introduced to facilitate prayer and contemplation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

On Saturday, 500,000 mostly young attendees congregated with Leo outside Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium for a prayer vigil that stretched into the night.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

She whispered a hushed prayer to the Universe, “Don’t let him suffer long.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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