- present participle of bless.
blessing
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Such developments aren’t, however, reasons to abandon liberal politics, because protection of religious liberty is still a blessing for the nation’s churches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
This can be a blessing and a curse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It was later confirmed to Pitbull the record had been set at 22,141 bald cap wearers, which he hailed as a "blessing" and an "honour".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
This reading seems almost absurdly reductive; for one of many differences, Humbert Humbert is well aware that what he is doing is wrong, whereas the Iranian regime is confident it enjoys the blessing of God.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Because of you. Because of humans like you, taking their greatest blessing for granted.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Truong repeated one of the blessings from the Sermon on the Mount: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“It was just compounding blessings on top of each other — or luck.”
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Xi accompanied Trump on a tour of Beijing’s 15th-century Temple of Heaven, where China’s Ming and Qing emperors held rites to seek bountiful harvests and other blessings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Their "five blessings" have been named Naif, Ammar, Munzir, Nazira, and Ansar.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
He threw in a few basilisk eggs, which are a known charm for the blessings of many fat babies.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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