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pilgrim

[pil-grim, -gruhm] / ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm /
NOUN
wayfarer
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"I can't believe I've finished the hajj rituals," Iraqi pilgrim Adnan Hamad, 58, told AFP, as his daughters in white robes, or abayas, looked on.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Historians can argue otherwise, but not “convincingly” for this pilgrim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

An avid researcher armed with a camera, Enriquez is both reporter and pilgrim.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 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

If they took a step, Their hooves would Bury the ant, Little pilgrim of crust And fallen bread.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto




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