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as in blessings
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor
the priest offered a benediction for the missing children
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as in benefits
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
the library's silence was a welcome benediction to someone, like me, who needed to concentrate
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Enjoy a second cup of your morning brew and count your blessings.
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Tallulah Gorge State Park Along the border between Georgia and South Carolina sits Tallulah Falls, a small town abounding in natural blessings.
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For super fans, this combination has powerful psychological benefits.
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Morgan Stanley’s 2026 financial benefits study reported that 56% of employees say financial stress adversely impacts their work life, and a full 80% of business leaders believe these worries negatively affect work.
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Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado, in exile after leaving Venezuela in December, took to X to send prayers and wish strength to Venezuelans.
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Continue saying your prayers, Tomdaya lovers, because the newlyweds have been feeding their fandom with the sweetest couple moments.
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The sequel to Supergiant’s popular roguelite stars a new character and all kinds of new gameplay mechanics and magical boons.
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The landscape is fraught, but Allium cofounder Chan believes that, for the survivors, increased institutional interest in crypto and the rise of AI are potential boons.
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An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official.
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To surrender to those gifts, as Rowland put it, was to shatter boundaries that had previously kept Black artists segregated to genre and medium.
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“Benedictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benedictions. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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