passages
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Surprisingly, there are only a handful of passages in the Bible that are directly about twins.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Photos showed a pickup basketball game with pink and blue jerseys, a heart-shaped white cake and a Bible in which guests were invited to highlight favorite passages for the pair’s first child.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The most moving passages in the diaries chronicle her life during the 900-day German siege of Leningrad, which subjected those who remained in the city to the evils of both totalitarianisms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
There were no connecting passages, but the rabbits were too weary to care.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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