thanksgiving
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He recalls saying the Birkat Hagomel, the Jewish prayer for thanksgiving for deliverance from danger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
She has also appeared in float form at the Macy's thanksgiving parade.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
In October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 26 of that year.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
The music swells further as he reflects on how crushed he was to lose his job over what his lawyers called a “silent or quiet prayer of thanksgiving for player safety, sportsmanship, and spirited competition.”
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025
But in the crowd that greeted him with thanksgiving for his return there were anxious faces, and words of dark foreboding passed from one man to another.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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