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as in petition
an address to God or a deity
he always directed a bedside prayer to God before going to sleep
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as in plea
an earnest request
we hope that the governor will hear our prayer and do something about this pressing problem
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Recent Examples of prayer
Ali was friendly but intense; his forehead bore the mark of frequent prayer.
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Dodgers fans turn to lucky jerseys, sweaters, rosaries and prayer to help team win the title.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Outside, roughly 40 people, including an attorney who represented Moore, opponents of the death penalty and members of the clergy held a prayer vigil.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Thousands of indigenous Mayan people in Guatemala rejected the construction of a Santa Muerte prayer center, allegedly financed by gang members imprisoned in a local jail.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Dodgers fans turn to lucky jerseys, sweaters, rosaries and prayer to help team win the title.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Outside, roughly 40 people, including an attorney who represented Moore, opponents of the death penalty and members of the clergy held a prayer vigil.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Thousands of indigenous Mayan people in Guatemala rejected the construction of a Santa Muerte prayer center, allegedly financed by gang members imprisoned in a local jail.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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After the petition was filed, Mejia said, prosecutors in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office repeatedly requested the original letter from the brothers’ attorneys.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Bolick signed on to a plea urging Arizonans to not sign the petition that eventually brought the issue to the ballot.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The two-time All-Star catcher, who retired after the 2021 season following a 12-year career with nine teams, wrote a lengthy plea to eligible voters on .Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bolick signed on to a plea urging Arizonans to not sign the petition that eventually brought the issue to the ballot.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The medical examiner's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Dickinson did not respond to a request for comment.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In Minnesota, companies offering veteran benefit services or appeal services are required by law to disclose this fact before accepting payment from a veteran.Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Love them or hate them, Apple’s peripherals have a distinctive visual appeal, and that’s especially true of the Magic Trackpad.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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As the evening air pulls downward, scent collects and pools in the lowest points of the landscape.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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On normal concrete roads, water pools and collects, with the stagnant water eventually damaging its various layers, and especially critical underlying ones, which bear vehicles’ heavy loads.Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
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Yet the working hands raised in thanksgiving and supplication are offered in humility before God.Imani Perry, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
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This tradition, which marks the start of Christmas celebrations, comes from an old procession performed by olive-oil millers, who used to put fire to the wicker strainer mats used to press the olives as an act of thanksgiving to the Holy Shepherdess (Virgin Mary) for the harvest obtained.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
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“Prayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prayer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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