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deliverance

[dih-liv-er-uhns] / dɪˈlɪv ər əns /


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For all the book’s historic figures, Mr. Dugard emerges as its most endearing character—the awkward child who was lousy at softball but found deliverance in running and would later compete in marathons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Many Venezuelans are hoping for a deliverance, but not, it seems, at the cost of selling off the country’s riches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

They are licensed by their bishop and they make up the deliverance team.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

Twenty Amazon boxes deposited in my daughter's dorm room and left scattered on the twin XL bed, my final deliverance.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2024

Randall forbade religion on his plantation to eliminate the distraction of deliverance, and churching never interested her once she came to South Carolina.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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