bible

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The Spectator magazine, a bible of sorts for the well-heeled, secured some of the last remaining pots of the stuff to distribute to readers as a prize for whoever submits the letter of the week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“I strongly believe in Christ, God, the bible, the divine,” she continued in her post.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

So the conventions set out in the parliamentary bible Erskine May, which have long clipped the wings of debate about the monarch and their family, didn't apply to Mountbatten-Windsor.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Lionel Barber, a former editor of the Financial Times, the bible of the Davoisie, tweeted that Mr. Carney’s address was “the speech of a statesman.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

I never thought bout that Nettie say somewhere in the bible it say Jesus’ hair was like lamb’s wool, I say.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker