churchman
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Drew was a pious churchman who specialized in insider trading, which wasn’t only legal, but made him “reliable” in the eyes of the first credit agency in America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Portuguese Cardinal-elect Americo Aguiar, who is in charge of World Youth Day, is another young churchman who also understands his appointment as part of a generational turning point for the Catholic hierarchy.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
But there’s no way to know who determined the imagery, conquered artist or conquering European churchman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
In 1931, they stopped selling network airtime to Coughlin or any other churchman.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2021
My dad gave him a firm shake and a tight-lipped nod, and the churchman headed out.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
Few churchmen will explicitly promote pacifism as the only proper Christian option.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
An 1850 issue of The Dublin University Magazine said beaver tail was usually eaten during Lent by the "strict churchmen of Northern Germany," while the Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art wrote:
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2023
I don’t mess with churchmen or my family.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
“We, an informal group of Negro churchmen in America are deeply disturbed about the crisis brought upon our country by historic distortions of important human realities in the controversy about ‘black power.’
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
“You would think,” Skarpi’s voice rolled out like thick honey, “fine churchmen such as yourselves could find better things to do than arresting storytellers and extorting money from honest men.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
