calvary

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Recent Examples of calvary Some of these calvaries, like one of the oldest, at Tronoën, near the seashore southwest of Quimper, assemble an enormous cast of actors. Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 The days after news of the deaths have been a calvary for those left behind, Amarinder Singh said. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2022
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Noun
  • Elite athletes train there, the University of Colorado Boulder has won numerous cross country national championships, and people just like running there to stay healthy.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • The founding board spans a broad cross-section of India’s art-house landscape.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Manker said the ordeal left her family shaken.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • The Hondius was now in a different kind of storm—an ordeal reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with passengers mysteriously falling ill, health workers wearing hazmat suits, and governments imposing quarantines.
    Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Over the past three weeks, the collapse of the once-tight bond between two of the most prominent names in AI has been the subject of a high-profile trial in Oakland, California, after Musk sued Altman and OpenAI in 2024 for allegedly violating their commitment to keep OpenAI as a nonprofit.
    Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Supreme Court overturns convictions The unraveling began publicly in October 2023 when Murdaugh’s attorneys filed a motion for a new trial accusing Hill of jury tampering.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • The new film, which is both written and directed by the franchise’s longtime screenwriter John Hamburg, sees Grande play Olivia Jones, the fiancé of Pam and Greg Focker’s son who now has to endure the tribulations of meeting the parents (and grandparents) before joining the family.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That was Mark Critchley’s cue to interview Maguire about his tribulations in Manchester (and his harder times with the England national team, too).
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder.
    Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Last week, the South Carolina Supreme Court delivered an account of how Hill’s conduct during the 2023 double-murder trial crossed ethical and constitutional lines, ultimately unraveling the state’s conviction of Murdaugh.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026

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“Calvary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvary. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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