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altar

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /
NOUN
church table, pedestal
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But whether straight or same-sex, weddings now are pushed to represent both sides of the altar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

CBS News lost two of its most respected executives — and viewers — on the altar of a merger.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Around the altar, placards bearing the names of Christian villages in south Lebanon -- cut off from the rest of the country or under fire -- had been placed.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Sadako looked at the ceiling and wondered if her grandmother’s spirit was floating somewhere above the altar.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr




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