abbot
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"People are facing many economic hardships," said the abbot, U Thudassa.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
“I am looking forward to the silence finally stopping, because 54 years of silence is a long time,” said Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the abbot of the seminary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
St Beuno, a seventh century abbot, was said to be so grateful to a curlew for rescuing his prayer book after it fell into the sea that he asked for all curlews to be protected.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
And at the closing ceremony, Yeo-am, the temple’s abbot, offered some parting words of wisdom.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Yes, he would go where the abbot told him to and do what he had been asked.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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