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angel

[eyn-juhl] / ˈeɪn dʒəl /




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She said: "I cannot begin to describe the depth of my pain after losing my precious angel."

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

In some clips, women wrap their husbands in angel wings, symbolically shielding them from harm.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

The state continues to see an unprecedented uptick in poisonings and deaths associated with death cap, or Amanita phalloides; and western destroying angel, Amanita ocreata, mushrooms, according to the California Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

The hajj's last day is also the start of Eid al-Adha, the festival celebrating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son before the angel Gabriel intervened and offered him a goat in Ishmael's place.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

She looks like an angel, but she smells like crap.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Usually these clips follow a set pattern: a man in uniform embraces his loved ones, then slowly walks up a staircase into a blue sky, often surrounded by angels.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

On Tuesday, she wrote that Cody had died peacefully surrounded by family and “was welcomed into heaven as thunder bellowed outside, and we laughed because we knew it was a band of angels rejoicing.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

For example, their 2013 “Tailored Mosaic” line, inspired by the golden mosaics in the Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily, featured garments adorned with angels, saints and Mary, as well as biblical figures.

From Salon May 17, 2026

And if governors were angels, we wouldn’t need checks on power.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

And now here I am, sitting in the church, staring at the white spot on my left foot while the minister talks about God and heaven and angels.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Through his second largest philanthropy, the General Education Board, he angeled Progressive Education.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cullman began angeling six years ago, with a show that ran for three performances and cost him $22,500�the most he has ever invested in a play.

From Time Magazine Archive




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