prayerful
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“Allen is really slow and prayerful and careful,” Ritchie said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
I exchanged prayerful meditation time for a litter pickup but wasn’t convinced I’d find much.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
The tables were laid, the candles were lighted, and the last rainy-day light was dying as prayerful voices rose toward the synagogue’s ornate domed ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
“I am being tried for the prayerful thoughts I held in my head.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Just left a prayerful note to my father, begging him to take care of TJ.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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