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holy place







NOUN
sanctuary
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"Hopefully they will not close Al-Aqsa again, and everyone will be able to come to this holy place —whether residents of Jerusalem or from the West Bank," said 30-year-old Mohammad Saaedeh.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Anthony Bourdain called the deli “a holy place for me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Parents dress their girls and boys in kimonos and bring them to a Shinto holy place for the ceremony.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2023

But there, amidst this holy place shining like a neon trailer park sign, something — a new wish — stirred inside me.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

The mulefa were planting a grove around it, because it was a holy place, they said; they would maintain it forever; it was a source of joy.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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