shrine
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The southwestern French town's important Catholic shrine welcomed Jean-Paul II in 1983 and in 2004, as well as Benedict in 2008.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
He did, however, insist on the "Poldark shrine" in the women's toilets being taken down.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"Friday prayer is an obligation for us, but performing it at Al-Aqsa is something entirely different," said Sharif Mohammad, 39, referring to the site’s status as Islam's third-holiest shrine.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The doctor said the victims had gone to a local shrine for a picnic.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He felt all those nonwinning awards would be “a shrine to mediocrity,” and such a thing was beneath me.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing shrine
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