denomination
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The lone exception to the rule is Botswana, a democratic republic that has traditionally featured the sitting president’s portrait on its 10 pula banknote denomination.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Catholics overtook Methodists as the largest denomination in the nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Levy plays Nicky, a pastor at a sparsely attended suburban New Jersey church of no evident denomination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
He didn’t need a single pastor or priest or denomination to tell him his views; he could have turned to podcasters, influencers, meme pages, YouTube pastors, and any other number of figures for inspiration.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2026
Every Sunday morning, a minister from a different denomination would preach to us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
City Councilmembers Imelda Padilla and Heather Hutt also contributed, though in smaller denominations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
There are similarly drastic gaps in other denominations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Of those 31 categories, 22 are variations of Christianity, most major Protestant denominations.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Runners-up win smaller denominations of cash and prize packages.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
On Sundays, blacks had the choice of more than a dozen churches of various Christian denominations.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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