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pontiff

[pon-tif] / ˈpɒn tɪf /
NOUN
head of catholic church
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The pontiff said he had read that Nvidia CEO had announced there could be a way to insert guardrails ‌into certain AI models.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The pontiff said Europe was "entering a new stage" with the arrival of men and women fleeing war and persecution, urging countries to welcome them.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

This is Leo’s fourth major trip abroad since becoming pontiff in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Crowds cheered as the pontiff moved down the Champs-Élysées Avenue beneath the Arc de Triomphe, waving to crowds from his popemobile.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

People aren’t ordinarily carried in chairs in New Hampshire, and as they raised him up he looked very strange to me, like some tragic and exalted personage, a stricken pontiff.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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