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
New Englanders threw Andros into jail, sent him back to England and had the pleasure of proclaiming days of thanksgiving for the ascension of William and Mary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
It was a strange dinner party that evening, veering as it did from heartfelt thanksgiving to the nearest thing to a bitter argument our close-knit family had ever had.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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