as in blessings
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor
during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen
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The blessings of liberty were secured for some, while others were told to wait.
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The jewels were welcomed home in an elaborate ceremony with traditional blessings by Buddhist monks.
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Thoughts and prayers get downgraded to mere words with no action.
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Caning is also allowed to punish people gambling and drinking, and for women who wear tight clothes or men who skip Friday prayers.
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Those petitions ballooned after the administration began limiting the ability of many immigrants to seek release through bond hearings in immigration court.
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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of emergency petitions filed by activist groups to stop the implementation of a Texas law requiring app stores to verify users’ ages.
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