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Recent Examples of shul
Recently, in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, a ye-olde Tudor-style mansion at 770 Eastern Parkway made headlines when a group of young Hasidic men were filmed brawling with police after emerging, improbably, out of a homemade subterranean passageway in a basement shul.
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The nonprofit has trained more than 1,000 people, including 47 volunteers who qualify under FBI standards who help patrol community schools and shuls.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
Bacall and his team had gone shul to shul, trying to avert panic as news of the attack spread through the rumor mill.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
In Los Angeles alone, the sect boasts dozens of shuls, including special centers for Russian and Persian-speaking refugees.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The nonprofit has trained more than 1,000 people, including 47 volunteers who qualify under FBI standards who help patrol community schools and shuls.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
Bacall and his team had gone shul to shul, trying to avert panic as news of the attack spread through the rumor mill.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
In Los Angeles alone, the sect boasts dozens of shuls, including special centers for Russian and Persian-speaking refugees.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shul
Noun
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Texas resident David Katz, a former DEA agent and the CEO of the Global Security Group, uses his expertise on active-shooter response to train Jewish volunteers to protect their own synagogues on the side.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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In a statement released Thursday afternoon, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said that the Baltimore Police Department will be increasing police presence around synagogues, community centers and other key institutions around Baltimore in response to the Wednesday shootings.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
Noun
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In light of recent earthquakes in Turkey, experts fear the 1,500-year-old mosque is structurally vulnerable, and the Turkish government has ordered a renovation.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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On one corner, there’s a 500-year-old mosque, and on another, a Jon & Vinny’s and Randy’s Donuts straight outta LA.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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“Shul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shul. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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