prayer

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The calls often open with a guest speaker and close with an evening prayer, offered by a chaplain in the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

No-one gave Cape Verde a prayer against European champions Spain.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Many players offer a final prayer at the chapel before a World Cup match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Silent prayer vigils, cautiously worded protest banners and T-shirts pleading for neighbourhoods to be spared -- Hanoi residents are showing rare public opposition to a massive redevelopment scheme that could displace hundreds of thousands.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

And so again I breathed a silent prayer.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom