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congregation

[kong-gri-gey-shuhn] / ˌkɒŋ grɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Kehillat Israel, closed since the Palisades fire, reopened last week, welcoming its congregation, which includes 230 families who lost their homes and an additional 250 families who were displaced.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Wolter asked the chatbot what he should tell his congregation the next morning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

A donor writes a check to their congregation.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

It even objected to the Vatican's decision to have priests face the congregation when holding Mass, preferring the medieval practice of facing the altar, with their backs to the congregants.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Despite all the invites, the congregation didn’t swell much that day.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

On Thursday afternoon, Jewish congregations and organisations in the state took extra security measures and the Michigan State Police patroled other Jewish sites.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

Smoke could be seen billowing from Temple Israel, one of the largest Reform Judaism congregations in the country, after the attack and fire engines were on the scene.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

But mirroring a national trend of shrinking religious orders and congregations, the last nuns left in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

Unsanctioned congregations, some with hundreds of members, operate outside of the official state-run churches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

That’s how the members from the congregations would pay us, with food and a place to stay and their cast-off clothes.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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