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secular

[sek-yuh-ler] / ˈsɛk jə lər /


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Leaders in Silicon Valley increasingly see ghosts in the machine and speak openly in spiritual terms to a generally secular tech world.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Those secular pressures explain why the administration’s efforts to bring down rates have failed.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Although the first anniversary of the Heaton Park attack is not until October, the Jewish community will mark it on the religious anniversary rather than by the secular calendar.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

My father had told me once that it had been built in the early twenties by a group of Orthodox Jews who wanted their sons to have both a Jewish and a secular education.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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