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temple

[tem-puhl] / ˈtɛm pəl /


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The attack on the historic temple was the first such incident in the city since the Holocaust, according to local officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Designed to look like a temple, the house was built in Indonesia, disassembled and rebuilt on the Big Island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“My house is a temple for me. It’s a religious space, it’s where the creativity happens,” he says in the 2019 documentary made on him, “Heavenly Bodies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

By its count, only 71 incidents had a clear communal element, including 38 cases of temple vandalism, eight attacks on temples, and one killing.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

All Mom said was they were coming to the temple service.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman