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[min-uh-ster] / ˈmɪn ə stər /




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Videos of the encounter quickly spread online and on Spain’s front pages, leading the country’s foreign minister to defend the interaction as a greeting and “nothing more.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, former deputy prime minister and Facebook executive Sir Nick Clegg said the kill switch remains an unproven idea.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Former UK prime minister and board member Sir Tony Blair told the meeting: "The responsibility on us is huge"

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Alongside current ILO chief Gilbert Houngbo of Togo, two other candidates are seeking the United Nations agency's top post: Spanish Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz Perez and Peru's former foreign minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea.

From Barron's

Those working in the sleeping rooms received far less supervision than those at the tables, and Betsie found herself with most of the day in which to minister to those around her.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Najib, the scion of a powerful political family whose father and uncle both served as prime ministers, has always denied the charges against him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"MLAs carry out a wide range of important duties, from representing constituents and scrutinising legislation to holding ministers and departments to account," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Officials said Healey will tell European finance ministers it is important to "learn lessons" after talks collapsed last year for Britain to join an EU defence loans scheme.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Finnish military also runs a series of courses annually for leaders of society - MPs, government ministers, the CEOs of private enterprises and public utilities, the health service, even NGOs and the churches.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Finally, in late March, black ministers from the group not only gave their blessing to the action but joined students and other activists on the picket lines.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

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

Even her hair was graciously in place as if an angel had ministered to her.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

The commission cited Lin’s work ministering to fellow prisoners and translating the Bible into Chinese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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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