preach
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The strategists also preach caution and expect continued investor wariness around so-called “AI cannibalization areas,” namely the software, business services and media sectors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Pastors and faith leaders can preach on any moral or social issue, including justice, poverty, immigration, war.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
"We want to be a place where there's a mixing of lots of perspectives, and this is us practicing what we preach -- a cosmologist working closely with a condensed matter theorist."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
Pratt needed to proselytize — not preach to the choir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
His eyes shot open and closed, and he began to preach, sweat pouring from his face.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Ironically, Toru preaches the importance of good communication skills in the office, a lesson the film’s guarded family would be wise to heed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
On Tuesday night, Lahmeyer, a 34-year-old who preaches in suits, announced that he was running to represent Tulsa’s solidly red district, which is currently held by Rep. Kevin Hern.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026
But experts who work with children say that there is a long way to go before the system can properly implement the ideals the law preaches.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
Callans says he books car rentals through Costco all the time and preaches the savings to anyone who will listen, most recently his siblings in Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Pastor Eldridge just about preaches Khalil into heaven.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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Martin O'Neill sang their praises in the aftermath and preached caution ahead of the second leg, as he was obliged to do.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Proof, if any were needed, that people prefer to be entertained rather than preached to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Abdel-Rahman lived and preached in New Jersey before he was convicted in 1995 of seditious conspiracy in relation to the first bombing of the World Trade Center.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Civic engagement was not something they preached, it was how they lived.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Tonight she was still very much under the influence of the sermon she had preached the night before.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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A divide is growing over AI-assisted preaching in American churches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Certain evangelical leaders may be politically and personally odious, but millions of Americans have flooded into nondenominational churches in search of biblical preaching, youth programs, fellowship, forgiveness and music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
This is where we find Lestat in Season 3, preaching the gospel that this is his time.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
"If someone wants to criticise me for preaching the Gospel... I hope simply to be listened to because of the value of God's words."
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
At last, when the eulogist finished eulogizing, the preacher finished preaching, and the organist finished playing heavenly hymns, the preacher asked if anyone would like to say a few words.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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