sacrilege
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The Akal Takht says the law does not limit itself to criminalising acts of sacrilege but also encroaches on matters that should be decided by Sikh religious institutions.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the minds of some retrograde dweebs, representing these baddies with a woman who could play Barbie was sacrilege.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
He was a diminutive guitar deity who could only have descended in America, but calling him something so plain and mortal as “American” still feels close to sacrilege.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
That claim might seem like sacrilege to generations of basketball fans who watched golden eras of the NBA from Wilt/Russell to LeBron/Curry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
For Smith, walking into that barn must have been akin to entering a cathedral; telling Fitzsimmons that he could improve on his work must have felt like sacrilege.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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