parishes

plural of parish

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Noun
  • Conscious of this, Mamdani spent many Sundays this summer in church, courting Black congregations around the city.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Faith and action The churches of most miners born in central Appalachia, meanwhile, were in the mountain communities – independent Baptist or Holiness congregations whose pastors were usually miners themselves.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Egg prices fell a bit, fewer sick poultry flocks were culled on farms, and officials took a breath.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The mass deployment of technologies that these minerals make possible—fleets of electric cars; flocks of wind turbines; a cleaner energy grid—may be imperative if our society is to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and thereby avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change.
    Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To date, the Fund has raised nearly $200 million and supported more than 378 preservation projects nationwide, including churches, museums, homes, and architectural landmarks significant to the Black experience.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Across the state, Italian Americans have left a legacy through small businesses, community associations, restaurants, Catholic churches and more, from metro Detroit to west Michigan, Upper Peninsula mining towns to mid-Michigan and beyond.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Parishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parishes. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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