vicar
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It was like getting the vicar to swear.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
“Why hit the first time? OK, why hit again?” said Father Antonius Eid-Farah, the vicar of St. George Parish and aide to Al-Rahi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
As originally built it did not include a place of worship, but a large donation by a vicar and the agitation of some faithful fellows saw plans approved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
Reverend Jeannetta Stokes, who has been the real-life vicar at St Peter's in Worfield for 15 years, said villagers were apprehensive at first.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
The last brick was set in place as the vicar, having put his glasses back on, made the celebrated pronouncement—man and wife together—and invoked the Trinity after which his church was named.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Over its 11 seasons, “Grantchester” has featured three vicars, with the latest and last, Alphy Kottaram, played by Rishi Nair.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Paul, a regular churchgoer from a family of Anglican vicars, spoke warmly about the service.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
Its inhabitants are those of “there will always be an England” England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
One 99-year-old congregant praised the couple, two female vicars, for breathing new life into the church.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
He was friendly with the vicar, and over the years counted a number of vicars as his close friends.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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