sacred
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Before leaving, the corps stole a sacred canoe from their hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
"These two operations reflect our nation's most sacred obligation to our military service members," Caine said.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Discarding all of those sacred texts “was heartbreaking,” he recalled.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Early one morning they hired a boat to row them into the Ganges River, a waterway sacred to Hindus.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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