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[preech] / pritʃ /




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Pope Leo followed with his own remarks later, saying: "The mission of the Church is to preach the Gospel, to preach peace," according to Reuters.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And for those that preach that he is a person of faith, my granddad, a lay Baptist minister, always said, you know, faith without action —

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

When financial professionals preach diversification, it’s not just about having a blend of stocks and bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

"We want to be a place where there's a mixing of lots of perspectives, and this is us practicing what we preach -- a cosmologist working closely with a condensed matter theorist."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

In the middle of the spring he went out into the field to preach, and was gone three months.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

Owens herself manages to do a bang-up job of distracting people from the way she doesn’t practice what she preaches.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

In closed-door sessions each quarter, JetZero’s team preaches to specialists from those airlines about specific elements of the aircraft, such as cabin layout, flight controls and cargo doors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

On Tuesday night, Lahmeyer, a 34-year-old who preaches in suits, announced that he was running to represent Tulsa’s solidly red district, which is currently held by Rep. Kevin Hern.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026

Smith-Njigba said Kupp’s greatest influence was the “process over results” Kupp preaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

Like most in his church, secretary Alma Delia Jimenez Renteria says she has learned more from what the priest practices than what he preaches.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

He said he had "consistently preached peace" throughout his life.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

“We visited local villages, preached the word, sent in clothes for the needy, toys for the children.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Martin O'Neill sang their praises in the aftermath and preached caution ahead of the second leg, as he was obliged to do.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Proof, if any were needed, that people prefer to be entertained rather than preached to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

He preached a message of relentless, let's-do-this self-empowerment.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

But the portable and durable form suited a young religious movement preaching to plebeian congregations across the Roman Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

And I just had a whole chapter of preaching about the evils of all these quasi-sinful things one can do when trying to rhyme.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

"I have been able to take care of my children's education. My last-born just completed university, and half of the financial support came from money I got from preaching."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"We are very worried, because most pastors here depend on preaching to take care of their families through the monetary gifts offered by passengers," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Sun Ra preaching about the “alter destiny” and “the living myth” and powering his spaceship with music—all over strange noises that sound more like a computer malfunctioning than jazz.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick


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