minister
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The Serbia plans fell apart after weeks of protests and the indictment of a cabinet minister who pushed through project approvals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The country is only using a fraction of the solar capacity it has deployed because it lacks enough battery storage to manage the fluctuations inherent in solar power, the Cuban energy minister said in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday he expected Egypt to join a joint defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan designed to stabilize the region, calling the country a "natural partner on all issues".
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
The resignation of the education minister on July 25 marked a rare climbdown for a prime minister who has spent more than a decade cultivating an image of unwavering resolve.
From Barron's ● Aug. 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
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Felix talks sovereign debt with the man finance ministers consult when even they don’t get it.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
"He used to say, 'Is this a joke for our ministers to conduct examinations like this?'"
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
He told the ministers that if the U.S. or Israel attacked, Tehran would react forcefully to defend itself and Washington would bear the consequences, according to a readout released by Iran’s Foreign Ministry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
He backed a video meeting of interior ministers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
It had been built for ministers with large families.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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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
Rev MacKenzie ministered the late Queen in her final days and supported the royal family following her death.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
Mama Antula was an 18th century laywoman who ministered to the poor and helped keep Jesuit spirituality alive in Argentina after the religious order — to which the pope belongs — was suppressed.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
I was sick all day Sunday, ministered to by my girlfriend, who fed me chicken soup and bathed my head with wet washcloths.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
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
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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
They both earned plaudits for doing the hard work of ministering from blue-collar cities — Buenos Aires for Francis, San Antonio for Gomez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 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
Vincent is also discovering a talent for and fulfillment in ministering to the sick and injured.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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