pilgrim
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Irshad Ahmed, a 49-year-old pilgrim, told AFP he was staying at a hostel in Tehran when he saw missiles being fired nearby.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Fearful of a future shackled to the home, Charu leaves at 16 to find her way in Bombay, the first of this pilgrim soul’s reinventions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Addressing a crowd of an estimated 150,000 people — including much of Lebanon’s political class — Leo described himself as “a pilgrim of hope to the Middle East.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Simone Collins is sitting in her 18th century cottage in Pennsylvania, dressed in a black pilgrim pinafore with a wide collar, bouncing one of her four children on her lap.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025
And—to make a long story short—after a while the little pilgrim becomes proficient with the prayer.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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