rite
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His wife had started to offer last rite prayers for his soul, she told AFP.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
His wife had even begun to offer last rite prayers for his soul, she told AFP at the hospital in the capital Kathmandu, where he is recovering from "some frostbite" but is conscious.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The same goes for the twins, who see their revenge as a spiritual rite.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
This summer, Harry Potter: A Hogwarts Express Adventure will open at the Southern California Railway Museum for guests to experience the Wizarding World rite of passage aboard a real moving train in the Inland Empire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
He had been buried without funeral or rite in the Cook County Cemetery at Dunning, amid the mad and the unknown dead.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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