minister
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Germany's foreign minister said Sunday that Berlin continued to "fully support" Zelensky.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Josh MacAlister, the minister for children and families - who is responsible for adoption and children's social care in England - told the BBC that medical records was one of the issues being looked at.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The protests are widely seen as a reprise of the "cockroach" movement's mass mobilisation in July, which led to the education minister stepping down over an examination scandal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
“The ownership of technologies has become a factor in all conflicts,” said Martin Lidegaard, Danish minister of business and competitiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
“I will speak to God,” replied the minister.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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A planning inspector appointed by Welsh ministers has now dismissed the appeal after seeing the cabin during a visit to the land.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The two ministers whose investments were questioned on Thursday hit back with legal action.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Swinney said he "respectfully disagreed" with Rennie's analysis, adding he was confident all his ministers were "across their responsibilities".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
That is precisely what happened to France’s previous two prime ministers when they attempted to introduce spending cuts in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Rounding out the large party were three doctors, two ministers, a military general, a former secretary of the US Navy, more writers and editors, plus a businessman or two.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Before his career took off, Reilly volunteered for the United Farm Workers and lived an ascetic life, sheltering in church halls, as he ministered to the poor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The Rev. Rob Schenck, a former Christian nationalist who once ministered to the right in Washington, told me that Suozzi said at the time that he was living at C Street.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
During his retirement, he ministered at St Mary the Virgin in Eastbourne until he was barred in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
One of them, Sister Jeannine Gramick, has ministered to LGBTQ+ Catholics for more than 50 years and is a co-founder of New Ways Ministry, which advocates on their behalf.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
She shooed me out of the room and ministered to Perilee.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Bedraggled and bleeding, he opens his eyes to find Anna ministering to him and is rhapsodically smitten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
They both earned plaudits for doing the hard work of ministering from blue-collar cities — Buenos Aires for Francis, San Antonio for Gomez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
The Church of England says that faith chaplains have been ministering to schools for centuries.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024
My recent employment has been as a hospice chaplain, ministering to dying people and their families.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2024
“A ministering angel,” said Bono, and pressed her free hand to his lips.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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