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deliverance

[dih-liv-er-uhns] / dɪˈlɪv ər əns /


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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

We seek deliverance from our national malaise from anywhere and everywhere, to little avail.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025

According to the church, the deliverance ministers are trained in a programme shared with the Church of England and work closely with safeguarding officers and medical professionals.

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

They were obedient to the letter, but they were quiet and hunched as they went about the work, as though it were retribution rather than deliverance, a scolding rather than kindness, she intended.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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