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minister

[min-uh-ster] / ˈmɪn ə stər /




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But since becoming prime minister a month ago, Burnham has said Britain "can't ignore" its oil and gas reserves.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

When appointing him as acting minister, Zelensky had said that "Khmara has gained extensive and, in many respects, unprecedented experience with technological combat operations."

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Australia's foreign minister has said she is "outraged" over an Israeli government decision not to prosecute those responsible for the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed in an IDF strike.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister in charge of U.S. trade, told reporters in Washington on Wednesday that the country’s “supply-management system” for dairy would be protected under the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

To honor his promise to defend Poland, British prime minister Neville Chamberlain turned to the Soviet Union.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

When cabinet ministers were appointed in May's first reshuffle, it was heralded in press statements beneath the UK government coat of arms.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Burrows refused to talk about possible new ministers but said he would "make that decision overnight" and, was asked if he has ruled himself out for the health brief, which he refused to do.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Cleverly, whose Braintree constituency saw a caravan site built over a weekend in May allegedly without permission, accused Labour ministers of "turning a blind eye" to the issue.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Devendra Nath Mahto ended his fast in the presence of state ministers at a hospital in capital Ranchi, where he was admitted last week after his health deteriorated.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

"A wall of that size..." one of the ministers began, and stopped in nervousness.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

Among those he ministered to were two female prisoners, one of them a Muslim, which raised some hackles in the Vatican.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2025

In 2016, Francis canonized Argentina’s first saint: José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, a poncho-wearing, mate-sipping “gaucho priest” who ministered in the Argentine peripheries, and was in many ways a 19th-century version of Francis himself.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2024

I ministered to their needs, making sure that there was enough sea water inside each and that the cones and chambers were inflated to just the right pressure.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

The region’s Catholic institutions responded to last year’s aggressive raids with an outpouring of charity, reorganizing many food pantries around grocery delivery and ministering directly to communities many described as under siege.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 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

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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