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bethel

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as in chapel

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With an open-door policy, the mission has been a refuge for as many as 1,000 people, at one point putting up hundreds of cots nightly in its chapel to accommodate women from the street.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The secluded beach of Agia Thalassa (north) sits at the end of an unpaved road out of Panormos, sandy and shaded by tamarisks, with a small chapel watching over the water.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

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From long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station to helping prepare the Artemis generation, his contributions have helped position NASA for what comes next.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
On January 29, 2025, 67 people died when an Army Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission and American Airlines regional jet landing at the airport collided over the Potomac River.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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The Abbazia di San Fruttuoso, a 10th-century abbey complex owned for centuries by the Dorias, a powerful Genoa family, dominates the cove setting.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Robert de Molesme founded the Cistercian order at an abbey some 20 miles away from Meursault, the small village where the new hotel is located, in 1098.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

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At the time, Seum was a young hotel worker near Angkor Wat, an ancient Hindu temple that attracts millions of visitors each year.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
On a June day in Kirtland, numerous Latter-day Saints filtered in and out of the temple, some on a multistate bus tour visiting landmarks in Mormon history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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The property also includes Dion, the ancient Macedonian sanctuary at the mountain's base.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Tamima Itani, leader of Chicago Piping Plovers, said the Chicago Park District has been an excellent partner in providing sanctuary for the birds.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

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