minion
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In the documentary “David Foster: Off the Record,” he remembers sending a minion to the store to get Parton’s track; they came back with Ronstadt’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Ivanchev's barrister, Mozammel Hossain KC, said his client was the "ultimate minion" and an "outsider in this case".
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
She added, referring to the Schlapps, “It was like you were promoting a king and a queen. … I did did not feel valued because I was just a minion to do their bidding.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023
No time was wasted in deactivating her account, although whether that was done by Goldberg's hand or a Twitter minion is unclear.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2022
Sheed screamed, pinching his wrist where Mr. Flux’s minion had pricked him with her terrifying needle.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Unfortunately, rebuilding the agency will not be nearly as easy as it was for Musk and his minions to tear it down.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
These days, these coaches are no longer Saban’s minions or his rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
If you’re wondering whether and how often your children should be vaccinated, I say you should follow the advice of your doctor rather than the mutterings of Kennedy and his minions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
It’s not just that he went on Truth Social on Saturday and ordered his minions to “not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein.”
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2025
I’ve seen about twenty Wonder Womans and a whole slew of minions.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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