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pilgrimage

[pil-gruh-mij] / ˈpɪl grə mɪdʒ /


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If his beloved Inter Milan won the Italian championship and rival AC Milan failed to qualify for the European Champions League, he would go on a religious pilgrimage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

A group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when a truck ploughed into them.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

Since its inauguration in January 2024, the three-storey temple spread over 2.7 acres has become one of India's most important pilgrimage centres, attracting an estimated 50 million visitors annually, external.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The audience for this kind of posting is not Europeans who might now consider a pilgrimage from Brussels to Buc-ee’s.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

We practiced the slump of the shoulders born of defeat, the shuffling gait of those who knew that there was no pleasant or agreeable end to their pilgrimage.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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