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rosary

[roh-zuh-ree] / ˈroʊ zə ri /
NOUN
beads
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He appeared at Margate Magistrates' Court on Friday via videolink wearing a grey T-shirt and rosary beads.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

A devout Catholic, it was there that she gave my dad her most precious gift: her own mom’s rosary beads.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

A toddler sat on her mother’s lap, clutching a rosary.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

The rosary, in short, is becoming a brand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

They went back home after staying to say the first rosary with the grief-stricken family.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

Together with the human bones, items of clothing, plastic rosaries and small aluminum medallions were found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

One man would make rosaries for the group out of stale bread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Some brandished selfie sticks, others clutched their rosaries or their children's hands.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

They send the more damaged wood to another prison in Rome, where prisoners make crucifixes for rosaries.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

“Yeah, Miss Battaglia, I’m sorry I’m a little late, but I had to take my little granchirren around the neighbor-hood. They raffling some rosaries for the sisters.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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