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benison

[ben-uh-zuhn, -suhn] / ˈbɛn ə zən, -sən /




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Like Malik Solanka of Fury, who fled to America “to receive the benison of being Ellis Islanded,” the Goldens, too, have come seeking rebirth in the land of reinvention.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2017

"A Bit of a Tune" revisits Philip Larkin's "Sad Steps" and its crack-of-dawn encounter with the moon, finding it "a benison and a boon".

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2012

It badly needed such a benison to retrieve its reputation after one of its first acts: it set the date for new elections in the Soviet zone at Oct.

From Time Magazine Archive

Communities, counties and corporations are hard at work all over the U.S. spreading such plans, and the recent benison of the A.M.A. is certain to allay the objections of many balky doctors.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the ring, I would give thee my benison, but that I fear the blessing of so sinful a woman might do thee harm.

From Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children by Greenwood, Grace




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