acolyte
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Before taking power, Takaichi, an acolyte of ex-premier Shinzo Abe, was a vocal critic of China and its military build-up in the Asia-Pacific.
From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025
A mother superior in her 40s, she has found a young acolyte, Richardis, deeply devoted to her and who paints representations of Hildegard’s visions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
The trial started just days after an Abe acolyte, Sanae Takaichi, became Japan’s prime minister with a platform strongly influenced by Abe’s views, including support for higher military spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
The Hitler acolyte Joseph Goebbels once said that the big joke on democracy was that it provided its mortal enemies with the means of its own destruction.
From Salon • May 20, 2025
They brought a robe for her as well, the soft thick robe of an acolyte, black upon one side and white upon the other.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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