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preaching

[pree-ching] / ˈpri tʃɪŋ /


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"The government are the ones who set the rules for other organisations... they just need to effectively be practising what they're preaching at this point."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But instead of preaching to the choir, he contends with society’s gray areas, never offering a solution — or even his own opinion — on the difficult topics at hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Some passengers are very happy with my message. Some even say they have never heard the message in church, but through my preaching they now know it is in the Bible," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

He had been preaching utilitarianism—the idea of doing the most good for the most people—since high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“You’re preaching to the choir, Amir,” he said.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Here's a closer look at the church's history, from its inception in 1890 to its practices and preachings.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2022

He later confessed that if he were a young Black man, he wouldn’t follow his own preachings, according to Mufson’s book.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2021

Which is to say, Brother Ray’s preachings against violence don’t seem to have sunk in.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2016

In 1518 he went to study at the University of Paris where it is believed he first came across the preachings of Martin Luther, a German theologian who essentially founded Protestantism.

From BBC ● May 3, 2016

The preachings and the prayer meetings had not yet commenced.

From Hidden Hand by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth


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