worship
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They are evangelists who worship at its Texas toast–padded altar.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Yasukuni this week also appealed to visitors to refrain from wearing military-style uniforms so that the "general public can worship in peace and quiet at our shrine".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
However, early reports indicate more than 150 houses had been severely damaged, as well as dozens of educational institutions, a number of healthcare facilities, places of worship, offices, and several other public facilities.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Leavitt, by never failing to placate, flatter and worship her boss, has displayed a singular and decisive pathway, although not a very original one, to political success.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Chinese have that, too—ancestor worship, sweeping the graves in the springtime.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Where the MT1 puts small on a pedestal, the Slate Truck worships simple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
What does it mean to lack ambition in a country that worships wealth?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
“This is a church that worships Jesus. Loves one another. Seeks the good of their neighbors.”
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
Filipino woman worships green statue for 4 years, finds out it is animated character Shrek.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
But I already know the message in Elizabeth’s sour smile: she worships Hilly, but Elizabeth does not care to share her help with anybody.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
"If someone chants the name of Mother Bonbibi, she will save his life from tigers, snakes, and crocodiles," said villager Ashutosh Mandal, 63, referring to a deity whose idol is worshipped at temples.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
They worshipped in a two-bedroom apartment while the group raised money to build a more permanent mosque—a spiritual home that would deepen their roots in their hometown.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
Despite the abundance of material, it remains difficult to determine exactly which deities were worshipped.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026
"He would be shocked to see how he is worshipped in Kolkata and across India. I am tearing up but these are happy tears."
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
The medicine man exerted tremendous power in the area, and many people both worshipped and feared him.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
He persisted with his ministry even as the government cracked down on Christians who worshiped outside of China’s tightly controlled system of official churches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Younger players may have worshiped Williams, but many of them were hitting back just as hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Shortly after their arrival, they attended a service at a large church in Naperville, marking the first time they had worshiped openly as Christians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
In it, a government scientist discovers that a scaly creature worshiped by island villagers as a sea god has grown to a monstrosity that dwarfs tall buildings.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026
She was going on seven, and she worshiped him, which was OK sometimes.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
Society is depicted as "worshiping only power and money, despising art, sensitivity, tenderness, where people ...don't talk anymore."
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Not by banning it or worshiping it, but by designing it to strengthen the irreplaceable human skills that business demands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
But Rigney himself is focused on much more than worshiping Jesus and loving one another.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
I’m worshiping my wife in a way — she’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
“Soon it will be time for me to sing. After that, I’ll either be surrounded by worshiping music lovers or be shunned by all.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
If that were an innovative idea, we’d have been worshipping at the heels of last year’s equally topical yet no less trite sci-fi horror “Companion.”
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Kogi State's information commissioner, blamed Sunday's church raid on bandits, and urged isolated places of worship to "reconsider worshipping in crime prone areas for now until the situation gets better".
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
Underground churches such as Zion were especially affected by the 2018 rules, which required government approval for worshipping in public.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
He is worshipping her through this act of cooking for her.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
My eyes drank in each word, worshipping their shape until my lips started forming them and I was reading aloud for everyone and no one to hear.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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