pillars

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From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars symbolising the devil.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

But if there were three pillars to the transformation, there is still a long way to go.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Considered one of the five pillars of Islam, the Hajj has taken place almost every year for the past 14 centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“We lost three pillars of our community,” the imam, or leader of the mosque, Taha Hassane, said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Manit cut off his headlights and motor and coasted up to the base of one of the bridge's stone pillars.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat