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Word: prays (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Moments after encouraging the faithful at her old Pentecostal church to pray for pipeline revenue, she proved her pastor right: “I can do my job [in Anchorage] in developing our natural resources, doing things like getting the roads paved…but really all of that stuff doesn’t do any good if the people of Alaska’s heart isn’t right with God. And that’s gonna be your job…to be out there reaching the people and converting the people of Alaska...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: Jesus is My Running Mate | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

...immersed in the new wave as the boss of junior league at the Penrith Panthers, an NRL club west of Sydney where close to half the youngsters are of Polynesian descent. It's a realm very different from league of old, in which the Islander players routinely gather to pray before matches; in which a coach couldn't connect with his church-going, 14-year-old Polynesian charges until he realized he was offending them with his swearing; and in which youths who earn their first big contract will buy their parents a new home before acquiring one for themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Power Play | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...means scrapping your strength. And oh yeah, the U.S. crushed Spain by 37 points in the preliminaries. "It's really hard to play two bad games in one week, you know," says Spanish guard Raul Lopez. For those of us desperate for one compelling game for the Americans, we pray you're right, Raul. Thing is, it probably doesn't matter. Even Spain's best won't be good enough this time around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: US Hoops Shows How to Win Ugly | 8/22/2008 | See Source »

...think you just have to pray, man. I understand that some people don't want to be outspoken about their beliefs, but that's what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Was Really Bugging Tyson Gay | 8/17/2008 | See Source »

This Islam stands in direct contrast to the puritanical version preached by today's jihadis. Says Toufiq: "These extremists say we're infidels because we don't pray correctly - even if I'm a Muslim and I believe in Allah and his Prophet Muhammad. We didn't think these people existed here until they started blowing things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Morocco's Gentle War On Terror | 8/6/2008 | See Source »

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