cardinal
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It was nearly a half decade ago that Lincoln Riley, dressed in a slick blue suit and glossy cardinal tie, stood atop the Coliseum’s rooftop deck, grinning as he gazed out across the field below.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
While I was visiting Cindy a few days later, a young cardinal alighted at the feeder and met our gaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
It did strike me as odd, however, that “Tony” is forged on a factual alteration that diverts Tony from the kitchen far too often — the movie’s cardinal sin.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Crowded into the room were members of parliament, city authorities and, I seem to remember, a single red-hatted cardinal from the Vatican."
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
A cardinal, with a fluffing of wings, emerged from a nearby elm tree.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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This included senior Catholic cardinals across Asia, the leadership of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, members of Tibetan Buddhist civil society and the administration in exile, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Her recent joint interview with three U.S. cardinals about Pope Leo XIV and his church’s opposition to the Iran war and Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown became a major story in April.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Leo, 70, will on Friday mark one year as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, after being elected by cardinals on May 8, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
She knows the neighborhood visitors — a pair of cardinals, for instance — and frets about them when we’re away.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
Everyone thinks cardinals are red but actually that’s just the male.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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