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[church] / tʃɜrtʃ /




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This may explain why he has no problem when white men have beards, as seen on his church leader, Doug Wilson, or the many celebrities the defense secretary likes to take photos with.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

But when Swaggart caught wind of the tryst, he saw an opportunity to topple his rival and took the matter to the Assemblies of God, the church fellowship both preachers belonged to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the church that afternoon, much of El-Sayed’s speech sounded familiar to me from his other campaign stops.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

That is, your parents are being asked to give up their agency, financial independence, home, neighborhood, friends, church, and to place themselves in the care of your brother-in-law.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

I would think of Haarlem, each substantial church set behind its wrought-iron fence and its barrier of doctrine.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

About 30 polling stations - at churches and community centres - in the north London constituency opened at 07:00 BST and will close at 22:00, when a count will begin.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

They’ve popped up in barns and on farms, in strip malls between an antique shop and an ax-throwing business and in churches, where lighting and sound for worship services is part of the curriculum.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Greece will in return receive 48 objects pillaged by Bulgarian troops from churches and monasteries in northern Greece during World War I.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

That’s the way churches have funded themselves for 2,000 years, and the Golden Lampstand’s congregants weren’t deceived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

There was only one middle school, one high school, one biggish grocery store, and one run-down city pool, but about one million beauty parlors and churches.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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