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shrine

[shrahyn] / ʃraɪn /


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The shrine was well known as especially popular with Chinese visitors.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A Chinese man who said he came to the shrine "every year" declined to answer when asked about the 2015 bombing.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A bronze shrine in the west wall suited what President Calvin Coolidge would later call “a great spiritual document.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The southwestern French town's important Catholic shrine welcomed Jean-Paul II in 1983 and in 2004, as well as Benedict in 2008.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

“No. It is merely a shrine meant to honor her. Similar shrines abound on my property, and all can be dangerous.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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