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temples

NOUN
forehead
Synonyms
STRONG


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While smaller than its counterparts in Orange County or the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley has a strong Vietnamese community with churches, temples, civic organizations and even a small magazine, Ma said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

"People of my generation often can't come out to temples anymore because of illness or because they have passed away," she told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

He even had a model made of the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, the best preserved of Roman temples, and had it copied at the state capitol building in Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

He thirsts for the kind of ultimate supremacy and luxury enjoyed by monarchical figures of the past, who built the likes of Egyptian temples and Versailles, leaving lasting marks on their national landscapes.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

She ground her teeth, and a headache punched her temples as she messed up the charts for the twenty-eight lunar mansions in the Chinese constellation system.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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