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"Today, the entire world is proud of him. I urge my fellow citizens to pray for Smit's long life and excellent health, and to salute Smit, who has brought glory to India."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

In lieu of warning Europe to evacuate, they pray and make a plan to cover their asses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Perhaps all I can do is stay beside it and pray."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

As football season kicks off, fans and players alike pray fervently for victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

For a second I thought she was going to pray, but then she said to Ba, “The Blythes don’t want to press charges. They want to keep it quiet for everyone’s best interest.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“I don’t have the support of having an outlet for anger, fear and grief,” said Kemper, who journals, prays and keeps a website with updates on her dad.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

“And we felt lucky to be there. It’s one of those magical moments that a documentary filmmaker prays for, hopes for, to capture those moments.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

"The leader is alive, he always prays for us and he is watching all of us now, and victory is definitely ours," said Nastaran Safaie, a 24-year-old university student.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

And it prays, as we do, that these days of tribulation will swiftly turn into days of deliverance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

If there’s an eclipse of the moon, she thinks that we did something wrong, and she prays.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

A shocked Campbell prayed on it, colleagues said, then moved his family of seven children to Washington from Texas in the summer last year after school let out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Parents and grandparents prayed their children would have hearts like the White Arrow, never straying from the proper path," says Elfrida Natkime, a young Amungme woman.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

"When I played with Tomer, he prayed like this," he says, touching his hand to his back of his head to indicate a kippah, the small skullcap worn as a sign of Jewish faith.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Nepal held a national day of mourning Monday for victims of devastating glacial floods, as families of missing hydropower workers feared trapped in tunnels prayed rescuers might yet find them alive.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Maybe he’d let them go back, Sena prayed.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

“Our soldiers are praying a lot more than they used to.”

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"And I was praying for Allah," he adds, raising his arms above his shoulders in worship.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Being pregnant as a Black woman, you’re not just worrying about whether your baby will be okay: You’re praying you will be too,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in India, has said he is praying for all those killed -- but also warned of wider issues.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

George closed his eyes, praying this was all a dream.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis