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pray

[prey] / preɪ /


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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

“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

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

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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