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Emmaus

American  
[uh-mey-uhs] / əˈmeɪ əs /

noun

  1. a city in E Pennsylvania.


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Rhys now lives in supported housing provided by charity Emmaus, where he is paid to work.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024

The news was broken by the Emmaus anti-poverty movement which he founded.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

She paid attention to a Biden visit earlier this year to a nearby town, Emmaus, where he stopped at local stores to discuss the importance of supporting small businesses.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

In Emmaus, Biden recounted to reporters that one of the business owners he spoke with had confided to him that “I can look at my kid now and say: ‘It’s going to be OK.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Of Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene and the other women, to Peter alone, to the two disciples on their way to Emmaus, and to "above five hundred brethren at once," John makes no mention.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary

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