tribulation
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And it prays, as we do, that these days of tribulation will swiftly turn into days of deliverance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Like Dickens’ character on that mountaintop, we can all sense the tribulation to come.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2025
Howard sings about seeking, and claiming, the strength to rise above obstacles and tribulation: “I am not fearless but fear will stop me,” she vows.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Some believe the rapture will occur before the tribulation, some after, and some not at all.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2022
Meme swallowed her blush, absorbed her tribulation, and even managed a natural smile as she asked him the favor of leaving it on the railing because her hands were dirty from the garden.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
It reminds me of how, recently, my younger sister — deep in the trials and tribulations of planning her wedding look — called me sounding breathless and almost conspiratorial.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"I think people understand and realize that the Jackson family is no different than any family. We go through our trials and tribulations, ups and downs, but we learn to agree to disagree," he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
He gave voice to the hopes and fears, trials and tribulations, of ordinary Indians as well as the country's elite.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
The late P-22 — a celebrity mountain lion that inhabited Griffith Park – personified the tribulations facing his kind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
They may go through trials and they may go through tribulations, but they survive.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
Vocabulary lists containing tribulation
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
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