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succor

[suhk-er] / ˈsʌk ər /




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Ukrainians have for centuries been mostly an agrarian nation, plowing fertile black soils and relying on neighbors for physical and spiritual succor.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

Elders say the land was blessed by Usen, their Creator, and inhabited by Ga’an, the mountain spirits or angels who provide spiritual succor and guidance to seekers.

From Seattle Times Jun. 28, 2023

But through the darkest days of the pandemic, one notion gave me succor: that finally, we would summon the will to change our broken health system.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2023

Conscripted into the German army with two brothers, he was injured as an artilleryman at Verdun; he subsequently embraced pacifism and took succor in music.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2023

"Pan. If you were the Lord of the Forest, you wouldn't give a job to someone, tell them to give all possible aid and succor, unless you liked them, would you?"

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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