cathedral
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For safe-keeping, the flag is displayed in very low light, giving the chamber a sacred feel, like a cathedral crypt.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Høiby, who is under house arrest pending appeal, was granted permission to attend the funeral, and sat in the second row during the cathedral ceremony alongside Märtha Louise's children.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I went to the pilgrim Mass and saw the famous thurible swing through the cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
They broke into cheers and applause, cheered again when the eclipse ended, and once more an hour later when the sun set, a burnished ocher illuminating Léon’s cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
But all they play is a program of organ music that reminds me of High Mass at the cathedral and has the same effect.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
That might look like cathedrals built for congregations that never attend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
“What an incredible opportunity to elevate the sport in a city where you have one of the great cathedrals of the sport,” Wasserman told The Times last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
The paper survives as a husk, but the institution that became one of the cathedrals of world journalism is gone.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026
A wide river filled the foreground, crossed by a bridge covered with structures that looked like tiny cathedrals.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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