acolyte

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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 US leader said he had heard "great things about her" and hailed the fact that she was an acolyte of assassinated former premier Shinzo Abe, with whom Trump had close ties.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

His acolyte, Councilmember Gracey Van Der Mark, plans to run for assembly next year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 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

Her best friend and number one acolyte, Cynthia, asks her if someone died.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan