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Recent Examples of mosque
Antisemitism has been an essential ideological component behind white supremacist attacks at mosques, retail establishments frequented by African Americans and Latinos, gay bars and schools.
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Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
Tarteel is now commonplace in many mosques across the world.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026
The pair intended to hit additional targets the day of the mosque shooting but may have stopped because one of them was wounded by an armed security officer at the mosque, federal law enforcement officials told CNN.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
The day after this photo was taken, a Hindu-nationalist mob destroyed the Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque, leading to a nationwide wave of riots that resulted in the murder of thousands of Indians, Muslim and Hindu.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
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Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
Tarteel is now commonplace in many mosques across the world.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026
The pair intended to hit additional targets the day of the mosque shooting but may have stopped because one of them was wounded by an armed security officer at the mosque, federal law enforcement officials told CNN.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
The day after this photo was taken, a Hindu-nationalist mob destroyed the Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque, leading to a nationwide wave of riots that resulted in the murder of thousands of Indians, Muslim and Hindu.
—Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosque
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Blocking someone from entering a house of worship, or acting in a way that makes worshippers entering the building fear for their safety, is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The parade also comes just two weeks after the feds and the NYPD arrested an Iraqi national accused of plotting to attack a New York City synagogue during the Jewish festival of Passover.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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However, the pagoda dogwood is an especially popular dogwood variety for front yard landscaping thanks to its graceful arching form, which stays under 25 feet high, and fragrant white flowers that bloom from late spring through early summer.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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Built in 541, its highlights include the white gemstone statues of Amitabha Buddha and the enormous incense burners in the pagoda’s red-roofed Upper House.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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Among those who participated in one of the discussions was a leader from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where there was a similar shooting, and a Sikh leader from Wisconsin, where seven people were shot and killed at a Sikh temple 14 years ago.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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So these are collections of shophouses with a Chinese Taoist temple, usually at the heart of it in the Unesco site.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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“Mosque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosque. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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