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shrine

[shrahyn] / ʃraɪn /


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In Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the majestic shrine of Imam Ali stands quiet, its vast courtyards no longer echoing with the multilingual whispers of pilgrims from before the Middle East war.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Each time their shrine was consulted, the message was said to be the same: they would return.

From BBC • May 2, 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 most striking symbol of this transformation was a new family shrine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Slowly, timidly, as though entering a shrine, the boy’s fingers crept into it, flexed, curled the cracked leather, brought it back to shape, to life.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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