minister
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Burnham, who was not prime minister at the time, is expected to acknowledge the scale of the defeat when he addresses party members at Venue Cymru.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
“It’s part of the legacy of the crisis,” says George Houliarakis, a former deputy finance minister under Tsipras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Albanese's conservative predecessor Tony Abbott landed in hot water in 2015 for laughing at a joke by his immigration minister about time-keeping on Pacific islands and the threat of sea flooding due to climate change.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Miklós Seszták, who served as minister of national development for four of the ex-prime minister's 16-year rule, is accused of accepting bribes as part of a scheme involving the state transport company.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
As one black minister commented, “It is not simply the shame of Chicago, but of the nation.”
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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The Eurogroup, which brings together eurozone finance ministers, announced the two candidates last week, praising their "extensive experience and international standing".
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
The policy has been criticised by some former Welsh ministers.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
"That's why ministers have been talking to me over the last day or two," he added.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
For some sceptics, including serving ministers, the Milburn proposals will be more warmly welcomed if support for young people is in place before entitlements are withdrawn.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
It had been built for ministers with large families.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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As a missionary, parish priest and later as bishop in northern Peru he ministered to the poor, denounced the excesses of power and lobbied for action on climate change.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
He ministered to thousands of weekly worshipers in the 2010s, including the likes of Kevin Durant, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber, whom he baptized in the bathtub of a former NBA player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
During his retirement, he ministered at St Mary the Virgin in Eastbourne until he was barred in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
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
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Because of that, the Catholic Church in Ireland considers Fr Doyle to be an "ecumenical martyr of charity" who died ministering to soldiers of other Christian denominations.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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
And no doubt Hilaria has been torn between ministering to her husband and her children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
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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