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prayers

noun

plural of prayer

as in petitions

an address to God or a deity he always directed a bedside prayer to God before going to sleep

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an earnest request we hope that the governor will hear our prayer and do something about this pressing problem

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Recent Examples of prayers His wife and three children posted a video on Facebook asking for prayers, and hoping Smith is found soon. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Our prayers and our good example help our neighbor do the same, and everyone benefits. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 Its rise also marks the beginning of the Hindu celebration of Pitru Paksha, during which worshippers perform rites to honor ancestors by offering prayers and food to past members of their families. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Until its revival as an everyday, spoken language in the modern state of Israel, it was mostly reserved for prayers and religious writings. — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 The organization asked the community to keep his family, friends and fellow officers in their prayers. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Pearson asked for prayers for her niece and for the shooting suspect. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Guests were encouraged to offer prayers by sprinkling tobacco, sage, white cedar, and sweetgrass on the fire. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 By early October, fears intensified after Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, took to Facebook and asked fans for their prayers. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026

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More than a thousand habeas petitions were filed in Minnesota courts between December and February (compared with only seventy-three habeas petitions during the previous year).

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
In addition, the parliamentarian refers to the appropriate committee legislation from the other chamber, communications from other branches of government and state and local governments, and petitions from private citizens.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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For good measure, Pabst’s social media updates took a tongue-in-cheek approach that may have actually convinced people the posts were more playful than actual pleas for help.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The Valkyries’ coaching staff’s pleas to the officiating crew for a flagrant foul call were not successful.

— Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

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