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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

And their seemingly haphazard jumble is purposeful, reminding us that this is not a temple but a workshop, a place of ongoing activity in which new and experimental art is incubated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Stern added that she believed the suspect had knowledge about the temple, which is not visible from the road.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“This evil just came into the temple and took him away,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

I said good-bye to my life in the temple and to the people of the village that I had visited when the brothers didn’t know what to do with me.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri