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Recent Examples of exorcism
Grob is a lifelong Badgers fan, learned priest and exorcism expert
The Milwaukee archdiocese covers Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Walworth, Racine and Kenosha.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
Prologue is also backing The Root of All Evil, set up at Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, which is described as a psychological thriller based on former New York Times correspondent Ravi Somaiya’s work reporting on an exorcism in Mexico City.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Eventually, the girl’s desperate parents had no choice but to seek an exorcism.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The locals believe she's possessed by a demon and attempt an exorcism.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
Prologue is also backing The Root of All Evil, set up at Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, which is described as a psychological thriller based on former New York Times correspondent Ravi Somaiya’s work reporting on an exorcism in Mexico City.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Eventually, the girl’s desperate parents had no choice but to seek an exorcism.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The locals believe she's possessed by a demon and attempt an exorcism.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcism
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Franklin’s immediate ancestors grew up in a world where the fear of witchcraft led to tragic consequences.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The leadership of folks like Book and the Trans Folk Witch is especially significant considering the long history of exclusion within witchcraft.—
Emma Cieslik,
Them,
1 Nov. 2024
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Unknown Armies This idiosyncratic modern magic game from Atlas Games plays like a gritty reboot of other games about sorcery.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The fact that Desmond injures himself badly in pulling off this sorcery endears him to Corrino all the more, which of course puts Valya in a deeper fix.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2024
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After her death, Morgan even resorted to necromancy, reviving the People’s Princess (now embodied by Elizabeth Debicki) as an apparition who soothes a disconsolate Charles (Dominic West) and makes peace with a grieving but resentful Elizabeth (Imelda Staunton).—
Inkoo Kang,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2023
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Part of my aversion arises from my own hidebound premodern Calvinist outlook, in which death is no laughing matter and necromancy is forbidden by God (see Deuteronomy 18:9-13).—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
26 Oct. 2023
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Following her magnificent turn as a Sicilian divination witch in Agatha All Along, Patti LuPone is returning to the small screen for another flashy role.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Here are five examples of divination techniques that different cultures have developed to cope with life’s uncertainties.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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This lilting ballad transports us back to Mexico’s golden era of stately heartbreak songs, amplified by Becky’s astute production choices, which combine a retro melodic sensibility with the benefits of digital wizardry.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Ellard created those vocal effects with old school analog wizardry.—
Aaron Gilbreath,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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All three are presented in the episode-two challenge, where they are suspended in cages above the ground out in the woods, like they’ve been accused of witchery or something.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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There’s also a glimpse of Billy, Lilia and Jen channeling iconic Disney heroes and villains, plus requisite flashbacks to Agatha and Rio’s days of Salem witchery.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
14 Oct. 2024
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Quantum magic The process begins by using regular computers to simplify a problem to be solved using quantum hardware.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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Vanishing: Remove Barriers To Focus On What Matters In magic, making something vanish entirely creates awe.—
Jimi Gibson,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Exorcism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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