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Netflix and other streamers have already split the film industry down the middle, separating those who venerate the art form from those who venerate the dollar, leaving many Hollywood titans flailing somewhere in the middle.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

That made it an object to venerate as well as a beacon amid political storms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

What "Christians still venerate today, in 2026, in the relics of a saint is the presence of the Holy Spirit," he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

It is, however, one reason why we venerate the founders.

From Slate ● May 8, 2024

“Oh? And how does this authority venerate my father?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

His considerable height, lean frame and beard only added to the sense that, at least in spirit, Mr. Glass has succeeded in summoning the man he so clearly venerates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

That “Project Hail Mary” venerates the art of filmmaking is just one of its many marvelous aspects, but one that should not be overlooked.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

In her poem “Entering,” Vicuña venerates “ ‘the quipu that remembers nothing,’ an empty string,” and I’d always understood that line as an expression of mourning for lost Indigenous knowledge.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022

Boy Gru venerates these villains and wants to join them.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

He afterwards venerates the relics, and gives His solemn benediction.

From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Baggs, Charles Michael

Buddhist monks are highly venerated in Thailand, entrusted with preserving and passing on the Buddha's teachings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Behind the statue depicting a black Virgin Mary - venerated in both religions - are the words "pray for us and pray for the Muslims".

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

As the historian Daniel Dreisbach has observed, the King James Bible was “the most accessible, authoritative, and venerated text in early colonial society.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

“I stand here because of the people that came before me,” Jordan said as he accepted the honor Sunday evening, citing venerated Black actors including Denzel Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

I deeply venerated my cousin’s talent and principle.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The U.S.-influenced counterculture of the 1960s inverted the social order, venerating indigenous folkways and fueling aspirations for full independence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

At the Butovo firing range, a Stalin-era execution site near Moscow that has become a shrine to his victims, visiting Russians warned against venerating the wartime leader or emulating his ideas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

The themes of performances at Mr Gopalakrishnan's house include honouring a deified ancestor, venerating a warrior-hunter deity, and worshipping tiger spirits symbolising strength and protection.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

“This dance is native and we have been venerating the Virgin for more than 50 years,” Vázquez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

The arms at attention, the eyes ever lowered, a venerating bend to his head.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee