sacred
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Janeites may be forgiven for overlooking, if not outright loathing, Mary Bennet from Austen’s sacred “Pride & Prejudice” text.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
I’ve supported blue laws—state laws that shut down businesses on certain days, like Thanksgiving—because these days are sacred and everyone ought to be able to participate in them equally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
The foundation sought to recruit Muslims to spray-paint "sacred graffiti" in the UK.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Preservationists have criticized the plan as disrupting a sacred sightline between the memorials to Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, designed as a statement of unity after the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It must have once been part of a temple or sacred dwelling.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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