benediction
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His most recent work, Netflix drama Benediction, starring Slow Horses actor Jack Lowden and Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi, explored the life of war poet Siegfried Sassoon.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023
The lone male winner in the individual categories was British director Terence Davies, who won best screenplay for his Siegfried Sassoon biopic, "Benediction".
From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2021
At Jerusalem’s Western Wall, only a handful of men gather to perform the Priestly Benediction, the customary prayer held during Passover - instead of the tens of thousands of worshipers that the blessing usually draws.
From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2020
Benediction from him can make a career, while a bad word can damage it.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2017
At Mass, Benediction, novenas, we huddled in great damp clumps, dozing through priest drone, while steam rose again from our clothes to mingle with the sweetness of incense, flowers and candles.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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