hallelujah
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"It's such a privilege, it's extraordinary," she said of hearing "hallelujah" sung across the famed avenue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Weintraub stares blankly, Wiatt stifles a yawn, and I can’t get a clear read on Wirtschafter, though he’s not screaming hallelujah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It allowed me to sing hallelujah in the Lenten season,” referring to the run-up to Easter.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
Allahu Akbar means God is great – the Muslim equivalent of hallelujah.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
I should be racing up and down the hallways, shouting hallelujah!
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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All around the country, choirs are singing hallelujahs in Handel’s “Messiah” and Scrooges are learning to replace bahs with blessings.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
“I’m not getting out the hallelujahs yet that it’s the start of a long-term change,” Henig said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Now, meaning Monday afternoon, when Lincoln Riley shows up for his introductory news conference amid home runs, buzzer-beaters, Hail Marys and hallelujahs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
As if they wouldn’t have already been awakened by the accumulation of floor-shaking drum blasts and the choir’s crescendoing hallelujahs.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2019
Pastor Dames is quiet for a moment, letting his words sink in, letting the amens and hallelujahs echo throughout the sanctuary.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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