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pew

[pyoo] / pju /
NOUN
long backed bench
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Like nearly everyone I grew up around in this corner of Pennsylvania, Sundays in our house were a congregation in green, and I was the lone holdout in the pew, quietly pulling for New England.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Every inch of pew space was filled, mostly with young adults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Every Sunday, he would go from pew to pew greeting parishioners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Sitting in the pew, on its own, does nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

People in the pew behind the family said later they thought she was just missing her granny, pore child.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

After the judge announced his ruling, Mangione supporters in the back pews of the gallery gasped in surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

The Pot Noodles on the pews were a surprise the funeral director thought up.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

By streaming standards, that’s enough to keep anyone planted in their living room’s pews.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

“I know he has a track record,” said Valerie Bland, a 63-year-old former port worker from Long Beach, as she watched Villaraigosa work the pews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

They voted the money to repair the supports under the front three pews.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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