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sacrificial

[sak-ruh-fish-uhl] / ˌsæk rəˈfɪʃ əl /


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Male sacrificial victims were concentrated near the East Gate, while female sacrificial remains were found in elite cemeteries including Huangchengtai and Hanjiagedan.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

She intended them “to cement her status as a sacrificial figure in the image of Socrates,” Ms. Stalnaker writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

Christian magazine Charisma further explained that throughout the Bible, “God commands His people to ‘defend the fatherless’ and to care for orphans with compassion, justice and sacrificial love.”

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2025

Some will see him now as a victim, a sacrificial lamb, a man who had the bravery to speak up about the problems the club faced and who got driven out because of it.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025

But in my case of sacrificial effort I was thwarted.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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