spiritual
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Jones said filming the project, which wrapped earlier this year, had been "an emotional and spiritual homecoming".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Tibet enjoys enormous global goodwill owing to its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Creativity helps form and inspire social movements, and Smith believed that art serves as spiritual and psychological nourishment for activists.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Yet not everyone is convinced that monumental displays of faith can address what some see as a growing spiritual malaise.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“O Eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of all spiritual grace, the Author of everlasting life: Send thy blessing upon these thy servants, this man and this woman...”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Hip-hop is their common language, but Robinson is also fluent in blues and spirituals while Quijada speaks forcefully through Mexican folk rhythms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Orchestra for a prom that includes music by the Charleston-born composer Edmund Thornton Jenkins, one of the first people to introduce elements of jazz and spirituals into the classical repertoire.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
And while Anglo-American lullabies are typically written in major keys, Gershwin chose a minor one—evoking the depth and dignity of such African-American spirituals as “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The evening, hosted by Sunny Hostin of “The View,” continued — as all Ailey celebrations do — with the signature “Revelations,” Ailey’s masterpiece set to spirituals and gospel and blues music.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
All the way home, we sang Christmas spirituals like “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “Silent Night.”
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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Vocabulary lists containing spiritual
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." and "I Have a Dream"
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech
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