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minister

[min-uh-ster] / ˈmɪn ə stər /




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The prime minister sought to frame the announcement on non-compete clauses as part of a wider government pitch to boost innovative sectors of the economy.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The minister said that thanks to new software coming online at the ministry, it would be possible to direct 3,000 supply teachers to the 500 or so lycées identified as being in the greatest need.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The defense minister called it ludicrous and the country’s national historical commission issued a detailed rebuttal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Norway’s minister of digitalization said implementing the ban could be complicated due to European regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

And in the Soviet Union, while walking along the Black Sea waterfront with his minister of defense, Nikita Khrushchev proposed an idea that would push the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The review was ordered by ministers a year ago following a BBC Disclosure investigation highlighting failings in maternity care across Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

That same evening, President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and other key ministers to find a way out of the crisis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 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

On Monday, Turkish officials and Pakistan’s foreign and defense ministers and army chief met with their counterparts in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss how to “institutionalize” the pact, according to official statements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

DC’s black community was the largest and wealthiest in the nation and included businessmen, lawyers, teachers, and ministers.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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

Rev MacKenzie ministered the late Queen in her final days and supported the royal family following her death.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024

Among them are nuns in the U.S. who have ministered empathetically to LGBTQ+ Catholics, and took note when the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence made news last month.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

After a time of sickness to which his wife ministered tenderly, he went back to his business and never again let the insanity of love come near him.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Though in his chosen profession, Colbert has undoubtedly had a far greater impact, ministering to millions in a way few, if any, cultural figures who exist outside the religious sphere have ever done.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Describing her experience ministering as a person of colour, Rev Eileen Cremin said it was "overall positive".

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

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

My recent employment has been as a hospice chaplain, ministering to dying people and their families.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2024

He read books, even though we didn’t have two pennies to rub together, ministering to the poor miners.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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