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missionary

[mish-uh-ner-ee] / ˈmɪʃ əˌnɛr i /


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Vatican watchers say that Leo -- who spent two decades as a missionary in Peru -- is anxious to make the long journey, but will likely follow the recommendations of his doctors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Orthodox have missed Rome’s ability to coordinate, its missionary zeal, its indefatigability in serving the needy, and its intellectual heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Related: My grandpa retired happily at 70 with $750K after working as a missionary.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

For a couple of years, Trinidad juggled barber college, work at FedEx and missionary work through his L.A. church, Iglesia De Jesucristo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Eventually, as a result of Doug’s visit, one group of Fayu invited a courageous husband-and-wife missionary couple to live with them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Dr Konyak points to explorers, colonial officials, missionaries and photographers drawn to tattooed faces, ornaments, weapons and headhunting, while the lives behind them often receded from view.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Rio and cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz shot Angh on 16mm film, drawing on photographs and footage of missionaries and Naga communities from the 1950s and 60s.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Waves of European missionaries sailed through the South Pacific in the 19th century, bringing evangelical Christian teachings that were adopted with enthusiasm.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

A new San Gabriel mission was being built, five years after Franciscan missionaries had founded the original mission in a flood zone, which flooded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Because of Dinka traditions and the work of the missionaries, I have two names.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau


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