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preach

[preech] / pritʃ /




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The strategists also preach caution and expect continued investor wariness around so-called “AI cannibalization areas,” namely the software, business services and media sectors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Pastors and faith leaders can preach on any moral or social issue, including justice, poverty, immigration, war.

From Salon Jul. 18, 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

Pratt needed to proselytize — not preach to the choir.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

“You rather me preach? I wisht I felt up to havin’ our Sunday time in the parlor.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

Coach Cori Close preaches thriving, not surviving, and that’s been evident in the Bruins’ lopsided victory margin all season.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2026

But experts who work with children say that there is a long way to go before the system can properly implement the ideals the law preaches.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2026

He preaches the convenience of these airports every chance he gets, but people don’t always listen.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 24, 2025

A certain prince of the present times, whom it is best not to name, preaches nothing but peace and faith, and to both one and the other he is extremely hostile.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

De Zerbi preached patience and he is right - 10 senior arrivals means his team is still to find an identity.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Abdel-Rahman lived and preached in New Jersey before he was convicted in 1995 of seditious conspiracy in relation to the first bombing of the World Trade Center.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Civic engagement was not something they preached, it was how they lived.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

After they blew a distraction-filled, first-round series against Minnesota last season, coach JJ Redick has long preached to them about ignoring the noise and creating a singular playoff mentality.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2026

The Methodism preached by Reverend Matyolo was of the fire-and-brimstone variety, seasoned with a bit of African animism.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“Go back and see what Jesus spends most of his time doing. It’s not preaching, it’s not teaching, it’s healing,” Mr. Talarico said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Though Awlaki's extremist preaching would come into sharper focus after 9/11, at the time the paintballing video was recorded he already had connections to al-Qaeda operatives and was shortly to be investigated by the FBI.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

As much as she was proud of where she was from, Dolly also spent the latter part of her years preaching and living out loud a sermon to her native region.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

A divide is growing over AI-assisted preaching in American churches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Then he set his hat like John Pearson and imitated his preaching.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston




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