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A people can’t cry out for deliverance while refusing correction or ask God for justice while excusing wrongdoing in its own ranks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

A British couple jailed in Iran after being accused of espionage have gone on hunger strike in a "cry out for help", their son has told the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

“I didn’t want to be that girl who was always talking about her sister, but there was this very genuine desire to cry out for help, or acknowledge her,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

Doesn’t such a radical outcome cry out for an explanation?

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2024

With Mother’s help, I rise to leave, but I am seized by a pain that grips my entire belly and I cry out for help.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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