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Wailing Wall

British  

noun

  1. another name for Western Wall

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The comments section has become a sort of digital Wailing Wall for the country.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

A symbolic extension of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, the artwork is a “wall for healing,” Abramovic told Reuters in an interview ahead of the ceremony.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2021

God, thirty-foot fountains, a faux Wailing Wall and a 4-D motion theater: Welcome to Legacy International Center, a $190-million Bible-themed resort in Mission Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2019

Don’t I want to see the Wailing Wall and sleep toe-to-toe in a giant tent with a bunch of near-strangers?

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2018

Finally, he reached the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and three days later he died while praying at the Wall for the Messiah to come and redeem his people.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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