pilgrimage
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In Matthew Kressel’s novel, a woman’s journey across the red planet is a pilgrimage in quest of human connection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The US Embassy in Riyadh urged American citizens in a post on X to reconsider travelling to Saudi Arabia to take part in the Hajj pilgrimage next month due to security concerns.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
In April 2025, several hundred scientists and engineers made a pilgrimage to a big birthday party in Murray Hill, N.J.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Dame Sarah Mullally is expected to arrive in Canterbury, Kent, on Sunday, at the end of a six-day walking pilgrimage from London.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
“Not that Eugene would tell me anyway, igasikwa. We can’t even have a conversation. After all, I had to use a pilgrimage to Aokpe to get him to say yes to the children’s visiting us.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing pilgrimage
"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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