calvary

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Recent Examples of calvary The new buildings contrast with the base's red brick buildings constructed when calvary charges still dominated the battlefield. Ian Lee, CBS News, 5 May 2026 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
  • The Park An LGBTQ+-friendly bar, The Park Dance Club attracts a broad cross-section of Roanoke residents, including gay and straight partiers of all ages, Ferguson says.
    Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • After the zapfest on Earth, the anti-climactic tussle between the forces of good and evil occurs back on Eternia, where He-Man and his nemesis cross swords in a clumsy fight that’s not only predictable but also photographed and edited poorly.
    Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2026
  • Success after so much failure—gut-wrenching letdowns after episodes of Odyssean temptation to fleeting belief; too many to count—is almost an ordeal.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Laura said Vallow Daybell's actions during the trial did not meet the serious nature of the courtroom.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • Lewis oversaw workshops with school kids himself, traveling to schools in his free time, staging mock trials and handing out copies of legal documents, like the Constitution.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • But Johnson, a West Sider and member of the nondemonational Lawndale Christian Community Church, has frequently leaned on his base within the Black church during times of tribulation in office.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The murder charges came after police conferred with the Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the department said.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • New Hampshire authorities are asking for the public’s help in solving a four-decade long murder mystery.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026

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“Calvary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvary. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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