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pray

verb as in plead; call upon for help, answer

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“Please know that I am praying for you, grieving with you, and will continue to face this tragedy with honesty, responsibility, and compassion,” he added.

"May God have mercy on the innocent victims, and we pray for the swift recovery of the injured."

From BBC

“A lot of people make things up. All we have to do is pray.”

The attack was carried out on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, when work is forbidden and worshippers gather to pray.

From BBC

The girls were praying in another part of the building and managed to escape, according to the Associated Press.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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