stoned

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Muslim faithful ritually stoned the devil on Wednesday in the climactic ceremony of a hajj pilgrimage held in intense heat and against the backdrop of a war that has plunged the wealthy Gulf into crisis.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The first Sunday service after the arrests, streamed from pastors outside the mainland, included a meditation on the biblical account of Stephen, the first-century disciple stoned to death for his faith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

“I have been convicted and sacrificed and crucified and stoned without a trial and without the option to defend myself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

"I am humbled yet again and reminded that I am human and I have flaws, but I will not stand by as I am stoned by those who have flaws themselves."

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2023

But the more I thought about the whole affair, the faster I walked, till finally I was almost trotting, as if any minute I half-expected to be stoned from all directions.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger