pray
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Similar to buying fire insurance, people complain about a hike in their premiums, but in that case, they hope and pray they won’t ever need to make a claim.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
After this final ceremony, the pilgrims return to Mecca for a last circumambulation of the Kaaba, the cuboid building at the heart of the Grand Mosque towards which Muslims turn when they pray.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
One doesn’t even have to know that “I’ll pray for you” is Christian conservative code for a stronger phrase.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Renewed bombing during Hajj and the Eid al-Adha holiday that follows, when Muslims pray together and gather for meals, could be seen as provocative.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
She’d technically clocked out four hours earlier, but there was still so much pain around her—so many hands to hold, so many shoulders to pat, so many sick and dying people to pray over.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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