pray
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Nearly 10,000 people came together to pray, talk about their faith and listen to lectures about Islam at the event.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
They would pray over those detained, and ask God to protect those who had upcoming court hearings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I couldn’t be more thankful, and pray that others still imprisoned will experience this same freedom soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“We always pray for answers,” he said, “but in our prayers, if we don’t get answers, we have to accept the reality of noncommunication.”
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
I pray that you are strong but forgiving, that you are resilient but hopeful, and that you are kind but nobody's fool.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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“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
And it prays, as we do, that these days of tribulation will swiftly turn into days of deliverance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
He prays to Allah, but is also putting his faith in Israel.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Every day she prays to the earth goddess for plentiful vegetables, the river god for plentiful fish, the wind god to bring rain, and the sun god to bring life.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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In lieu of a closing statement, Marx prayed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Yet it’s clear that the artist did see Mary as benevolent, given her complete association with the mountain, which had long been an Andean sacred site, a place where and to which native people prayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A pregnant woman's diary of escape from war zone: 'I prayed the baby wouldn't come'
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Former NFL star Tim Tebow registered the trademark for “Tebowing,” the knee-down, head-bowed, fist-clenched posture he took when he prayed on the field.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
And as we prayed, God spoke to us about the world after the war.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Relatives also visited the blackened bar on Tuesday morning, laying garlands and praying for the dead, AFP reporters saw.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Shortly after hearing the sentence, a defiant-looking Guo nodded toward a courtroom packed with his supporters and clasped his hands in a praying motion, as he had done repeatedly during his trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
"We call on everyone to join us in praying for the safety, healing and recovery of those affected by this incident," it said in a statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Everyone is thinking and hoping and praying for the same thing,” he said.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
“Your father will be fine. We’ve been praying for his safety.”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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