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parishes

noun

plural of parish

as in congregations

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Recent Examples of parishes Not all parishes can afford to pay for a support staff to fully serve the parish and our missionary aspirations. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Four of Cincinnati's oldest West Side parishes are making plans to merge into a new parish that would serve hundreds of Catholics who attend their churches and schools. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026

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According to the news release, there are around 400,000 Latter-day Saints in Texas, with 756 congregations.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026
In the mid-20th century, Anglican congregations in Kenya swelled in size because of the East African Revival movement.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

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In Florida, seeing flocks of tourists with peeling skin and painful-looking burns is almost a part of life.

— Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
The only states not reporting a salmonella outbreak related to backyard flocks are South Carolina, New Mexico, Arizona, Delaware, Rhode Island and Hawaii.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of flocks

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Parents are naming guardians for their children in case they are detained or deported, while others have stopped working, shopping or even leaving home, relying instead on neighbors and churches.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
The powerful temblor also destroyed more than 100 public facilities, including schools, medical centers and churches.

— Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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