pray
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“The fight is vicious,” he told the Faith & Freedom Coalition crowd after encouraging them to pray for him and the future of the country.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Jackie and Shadow were parents we all pray we can be,” said Kathy Wimmer of North Carolina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I pray to God for his safe return," she said, having travelled all the way from Fez, some 200 kilometres away.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Infantino tells Fifa critics to 'meditate, pray or watch football'
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
She wasn’t sure why you had to pray for it.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
One woman who spoke on condition on anonymity said she quietly prays for a U.S. intervention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
In private, he prays for the national team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
“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
He prays to Allah, but is also putting his faith in Israel.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Each of us bows and wishes and hopes and prays.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"It was not only me and my friends. I think people all over the world who knew him... prayed for him. But it was his fate, no one could avoid it," he told AFP.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Yet it’s clear that the artist did see Mary as benevolent, given her complete association with the mountain, which had long been an Andean sacred site, a place where and to which native people prayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The men had prayed over Wilber the night before, asking God for a good result.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
I prayed that the wheel of its chariot would break, and the moon would careen into a heavenly ditch.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
"I was just praying, and telling him that, 'just be calm, be careful and just keep contacting us'."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I’m voting for the office. I’m praying for the man that’s going to fill that office.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
In another recording, Wright can be heard praying.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“In-N-Out will be mourning with the families and praying for them as they tread through a very painful season,” Snyder wrote Sunday in a statement on Facebook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She tucked her dress under her legs and bowed her head like she was praying.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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