- plural of cardinal.
cardinals
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Pope Leo XIV was admitted to hospital in Rome on Tuesday for surgery to remove a nodule on his lung, but cardinals said he appeared "very relaxed" about the operation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Her recent joint interview with three U.S. cardinals about Pope Leo XIV and his church’s opposition to the Iran war and Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown became a major story in April.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
I wonder if any of the cardinals and other Vatican officials in the audience winced at the notion of the Bishop of Rome taking his place as one among many “moral voices.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
She knows the neighborhood visitors — a pair of cardinals, for instance — and frets about them when we’re away.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
For some reason, we had a great number of cardinals about the place that year.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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