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minister

[min-uh-ster] / ˈmɪn ə stər /




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The former first minister also told a podcast she would not visit Peter Murrell, 61, in prison and she felt like a "mug" for continuing to care about him.

From BBC 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

Meanwhile, the former first minister hit out at JK Rowling during the fringe appearance, in response to a social media post made by the Harry Potter author on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The country’s interior minister said the incident represented “a new level of danger,” pointing to a sophisticated foreign actor as the potential culprit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

At 5:44 A.M. on Saturday, the prime minister of Japan, Naoto Kan, issued the evacuation order for everyone within 6 miles of the plant—about 45,000 people altogether.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Economy Secretary Stephen Flynn told the BBC it was important that former first ministers share their views, but added that the election result had produced an "emphatic mandate" for Swinney that spoke for itself.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Felix talks sovereign debt with the man finance ministers consult when even they don’t get it.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

On Tuesday, EU interior ministers will have emergency talks by video conference to discuss the issue.

From BBC Aug. 3, 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

I was told they were community ministers and lawyers, coming along to protect us.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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

It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years.

From Seattle Times May 17, 2024

As one observer noted, “The Catholics of Chicago are ministered to in twelve different languages.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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

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

And so he continues ministering to the lepers and outcasts.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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