stranger
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Our parish lived and practiced American Catholicism’s long tradition of welcoming the stranger, the outcast, the refugee — following the example and words of the Gospel we read every Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Zuckerberg is no stranger to the long-winded essay format.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
A strange trip, but perhaps no stranger than living atop a pillar for 36 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Self Esteem, known for her hit tracks Focus Is Power and I Do This All The Time, is no stranger to commanding both the stage and screen.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Is the stranger covered in fur or feathers?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Martin, Tennessee, is a small, out-of-the-way town that is ultimately best explained to strangers by relaying its travel time from Memphis.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
"Miraculously he was able to walk to the home of strangers who saw the state he was in and who called for an ambulance."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s even better if you build them between two strangers that don’t know each other, that now have commonality that has nothing to do with you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
What information can strangers find out about me at the click of a button?
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
“It’s bad enough when you know the people making all the decisions for you. I can’t imagine how hard it would be if strangers are doing all the deciding.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 1
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