crucifix

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Instead, the wows come from good stagings of ordinary action: a car crash, a gripped crucifix, a hideout crowded with jostling, thrumming musical instruments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"If you want me to pay my taxes / You'd better come over with a crucifix" he chants, defiantly, on lead single Taxes.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The crucifix and Elgin watch conjured Sunday mornings and the quiet pride of women who never stepped outside without dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Someone knelt down and clipped a microphone to her lapel, a few inches from the crucifix that dangled from her neck.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

And the crucifix went up on the wall of Billy Pilgrim.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut