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chalice

[chal-is] / ˈtʃæl ɪs /
NOUN
grail
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The Dundon family comprises the entire first two rows of names on the iconic chalice, even though Papa Dundon is the only one who holds a position within the organization.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

To end the Iran-Iraq war, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini made the difficult call during a high level of debate to end the fighting, a decision he likened to drinking from a poisoned chalice.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

“You need fire and you need a chalice. To me, that fire is my creativity. It’s my birthright to create. And that chalice is the community that holds me.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

She was thrilled to be a chalice bearer at the event but said she was stunned by the bishop's behaviour at their first meeting soon afterwards.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2025

It might, he added, be contrived of silver and precious stones and serve incidentally as a ducal chalice.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

It’s a constant conundrum of global athletic events, pursued as chalices by complicated hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

A simple bronze altar has been created, with new chalices for the sacraments.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2024

Marzia Di Mento, the site’s chief archaeologist, noted that previously only seven glass chalices of the era had been found, and that the excavations of this one site turned up seven more.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2023

Now, I remember some silly flapdoodle about vessels and chalices and secret societies, but not much else.

From Washington Post May 1, 2019

The tulips along the border are redder than ever, opening, no longer wine cups but chalices; thrusting themselves up, to what end?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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