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priest

[preest] / prist /


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She also added an interlude where a guest, usually famous, appears to confess to the singer as if she were a priest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He’s brought in for questioning after allegedly conspiring with a dissident priest, only to find that his interrogator is a former student.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Our critic called the show at MoMA “a multi-museum-sanctioned liturgy—the canonization of contemporary art’s high priest, along with his orthodoxy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The homebase team, as they were known, were to "do anything" the Church of England priest asked of them.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Then I take my seat next to Ma and listen intently as the priest begins the celebration.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Moretta is 10 years past the customary retirement age for Catholic priests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Unfortunately, I have always struggled with disappointing authority figures: professors, bosses, priests, parents — and, apparently, severe-bunned bakers.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Under this traditional model, kings, priests, and other powerful leaders gained control of wealth and resources, causing the divide between rich and poor to expand.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Inside, neatly made-up rooms for visiting priests line warmly lit halls that lead to a chapel where the 400-year-old ritual takes place.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

After speeches by Buddhist priests and the mayor, hundreds of white doves were freed from their cages.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr


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