congregation
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Like nearly everyone I grew up around in this corner of Pennsylvania, Sundays in our house were a congregation in green, and I was the lone holdout in the pew, quietly pulling for New England.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I met him years ago, boots on the ground, in the streets making changes,” Crawford told the congregation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Earlier that day, he had sat at the hospital bedside of a congregation member.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Wolter asked the chatbot what he should tell his congregation the next morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I try to look normal, like the words coming out of Phyllis’s mouth are just the lyrics to the song the congregation is singing.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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The sale proceeds are held for the benefit of newly-formed congregations to cover the costs of maintaining, refurbishing and developing other buildings they own.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nonetheless, he continued preaching and planted several Baptist congregations over the next nine years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Smoke could be seen billowing from Temple Israel, one of the largest Reform Judaism congregations in the country, after the attack and fire engines were on the scene.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
That was never in question, since great preachers, the ones who make the gospel’s message stick, also know how to make their congregations laugh.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
The preachers and congregations jumped even higher and shouted even louder than the Baptists I had known.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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