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blessing

[bles-ing] / ˈblɛs ɪŋ /




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We get double the amount of practice time, so I think that’s a blessing when you have new guys.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Your $3 million windfall is a luxury, a blessing and, only if you let it, a curse.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

It’s a blessing of agency that sounds much easier to accept when you have more options than Cathy.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Even the American Bison Society, founded in 1905 with Roosevelt’s blessing, ran on private money—its members raised about $10,000 to buy the herd that stocked a new federal preserve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Apollo promised that he, the disgraced, the homeless wanderer, would bring to the place where his grave should be a mysterious blessing from the gods.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Confessing she was "certainly not well-versed in politics", Lazkani said that "at this stage, I feel I deserve prayers more than blessings".

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

“One of God’s good blessings, really a special person.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

In the comments, many call the couple mum and dad, telling them about their lives and asking for birthday blessings.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

“It was just compounding blessings on top of each other — or luck.”

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

“Good fortune and wisdom and courage—although you have already shown that you have all three of these blessings, and in abundance.”

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman


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