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sacrifice

[sak-ruh-fahys] / ˈsæk rəˌfaɪs /




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The answer to their problem still comes with sacrifice; they’re still at somebody else’s whim, even if that somebody has promised to be hands-off.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Bynum says there’s a big sacrifice that many teenagers are unwilling to accept.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

This is very bad, although hardly a Ghostbusters-style, apocalyptic vision that includes human sacrifice and mass hysteria.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

That never happened, but the idea of heroic sacrifice in traversing an epic route was born.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“We have to make their sacrifice worth it. We have to beat Gaea.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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