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miracle

[mir-uh-kuhl] / ˈmɪr ə kəl /


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Milan would have clinched a seventh European title but for a miracle in Istanbul - Liverpool scoring three times in six minutes in the final before winning on penalties.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

He described coming under heavy gunfire, saying, "It was likely that we would have fallen as martyrs in the massive attack, but, by a miracle, we survived".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

“It’s a miracle that we don’t have more victims,” Rabeh said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

She described Blair's physical achievements since her MS diagnosis as "nothing short of a miracle" and noted that she still lives with pain daily.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“It would take a miracle to find decent caviar in this primitive land,” he remarked on his way out, “but a plate of smoked herring would do nicely in a pinch.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

He probably needs to perform miracles in Las Vegas but it will be fascinating to follow his progress.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Such minor miracles are everywhere in the history of horror, which has always been something of cinema’s dank basement, and its most fertile ground for low-fi creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Mine is a God of miracles, and he constantly surprises me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Asked how Reform would perform in local government he said: "We all know the finances of local councils are severely stretched - we are not promising miracles but we are promising value for money."

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

And even though everybody was willing to believe a rainbow-cow story, for some reason they won’t believe miracles when they happen in offices and airports.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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