sacred
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My sacred water is someone else’s last water.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
It lies close to Great Ghost Lake, a place considered sacred by Indigenous peoples.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Today we mark one week since our sacred space, our place of worship, was violated with words of hate,” Ratner said in a speech Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Sociology’s sacred project champions emancipation, autonomy, equality, justice, inclusion, diversity, open-mindedness, progress, tolerance, and cosmopolitanism,” Smith wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Early one morning they hired a boat to row them into the Ganges River, a waterway sacred to Hindus.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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