high priest

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Recent Examples of high priest The Torah describes the details of the breastplate that the high priest, Aaron, and his sons wore. Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 Each Jew was represented when the high priest entered the Ark of the Covenant. Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 The breastplate was worn over the high priest’s heart. Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 Lekan Idris Elba (The Wire, Luther) will bring to life the heroic man who is the last high priest of the maji remaining after the Raid. EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high priest
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Noun
  • The legendary rapper was quickly cremated, which his mother was a proponent of, but Knight stated that Pac had different plans for his funeral.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
  • Much like Gen Z, who are proponents of manifesting success, King agrees that there’s power in thinking positively.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Brittany Piper, a 36-year-old Somatic Experiencing® practitioner and author of Body-First Healing, has sparked widespread discussion online with her viral video dissecting why our lives today seem to be overwhelming the human nervous system.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • As chair of the firm’s National Security Practice, Rod leads a team of former US government officials, former prosecutors, trade practitioners, and data privacy and cyber lawyers.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Higgins, a candidate for mayor in the city of Miami, chairs the County Commission’s Transportation committee and has been the board’s main advocate of the Northeast project.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • No serious advocate for diversity programs argues against hiring the best candidate for the job.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
    Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
    Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Longoria has been a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party and endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025
  • Brazilian fans make Charlotte feel like home Fluminense supporters made their presence felt from the opening whistle.
    Shane Connuck June 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Investors have clearly lost faith in a white knight coming along for Altice.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Buster Posey rode into the Giants’ top baseball decision-maker role as a white knight.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025

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