pray
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"Pray, invoke Almighty God and hope that your prayers will be answered," he told the worshippers.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Appeared in the October 24, 2025, print edition as 'Xi Is Watching as Chinese Christians Pray'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
They appeared on longtime collaborator Kanye West’s “Jesus Is King” in 2019, and Pusha T’s solo album “It’s Almost Dry” boasted an impressive Malice feature on track “I Pray for You” in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
Children would build grottos from the shells and pester passers-by for pennies for their efforts, with cries of "Pray remember the grotto!"
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025
"My lords," he said, "my place is beside the young king now. Pray give me leave to attend him."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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