chalice
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The Dundon family comprises the entire first two rows of names on the iconic chalice, even though Papa Dundon is the only one who holds a position within the organization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Well, in the words of Will Young, who turned down the chance to represent the UK in 2015, Eurovision is considered a "poisoned chalice".
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
AI might be the Holy Grail of technology buffs, but it’s a poisoned chalice for the job market.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
“You need fire and you need a chalice. To me, that fire is my creativity. It’s my birthright to create. And that chalice is the community that holds me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
And she knew, without knowing how to explain why, that Jesus was entirely present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the wine in the golden chalice and in the bread on the golden plate.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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It’s a constant conundrum of global athletic events, pursued as chalices by complicated hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
During communion, a procession of white-clad priests made its way down St Peter's Square, carrying golden chalices full of wafers for communion, as many in the large crowd moved forward to receive the hosts.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
Marzia Di Mento, the site’s chief archaeologist, noted that previously only seven glass chalices of the era had been found, and that the excavations of this one site turned up seven more.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Now, I remember some silly flapdoodle about vessels and chalices and secret societies, but not much else.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2019
The tulips along the border are redder than ever, opening, no longer wine cups but chalices; thrusting themselves up, to what end?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Vocabulary lists containing chalice
"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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