cathedral
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Inside this cathedral of futebol, Loop’s effort sailed through the uprights for a 34-31 Ravens victory and immediately wrote the Maracanã into NFL history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
For safe-keeping, the flag is displayed in very low light, giving the chamber a sacred feel, like a cathedral crypt.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
A poignant moment as three bell tolls marking the end of a minute's silence in the cathedral was briefly interrupted by a mobile phone alarm going off.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
That night, I had dinner in a garden and walked back past the cathedral, enormous and silent in the dark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But all they play is a program of organ music that reminds me of High Mass at the cathedral and has the same effect.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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I preferred the big cities—Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos, León—where I could limp into the town square and reward myself with museums, cathedrals, mushroom pinxtos or paella that could feed 35 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
What is happening at Rochester mirrors a broader reckoning happening across churches, cathedrals and the Church of England.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“What an incredible opportunity to elevate the sport in a city where you have one of the great cathedrals of the sport,” Wasserman told The Times last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
The plan then called for a mammoth floating crane, as tall as one of England’s largest cathedrals, to hook into the framework and raise it upward and sideways to a position directly above the cradle.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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