prayerful
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To quote the survivors’ prayerful mantra, “So say we all.”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Scorsese says he attends Mass and is “absolutely” a prayerful person.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Like all the other ups and downs the longtime politician has faced over the past 30-plus years, he did it with a prayerful heart and with his family by his side.
From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023
I exchanged prayerful meditation time for a litter pickup but wasn’t convinced I’d find much.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Concentrating, prayerful, I waited for my soul to leave my body.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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