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minister

[min-uh-ster] / ˈmɪn ə stər /




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Pushed on whether it bothers her that people who create jobs and pay a lot of tax were leaving the UK, the minister said she was "optimistic about our country's prospects".

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Such footage has been posted online by the country’s most senior lawmakers, as well as the prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Rail minister Lord Peter Hendy met staff at Marylebone Station on Thursday alongside the first Chiltern train in the GBR livery.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Guyanese ex-foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett placed first in the third poll.

From Barron's

Uhmma puts down her spoon and says, Grace Church is just starting and the minister is a very welcoming and understanding man.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

Most of Plaid Cymru's MSs - including some government ministers - were only told about the defection plan at their group meeting earlier in the day.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

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

He added: "Our enhanced proposal will address all feedback from Ofwat and ministers and is the fastest route to fix Thames Water's complex problems."

From BBC 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

I just couldn’t keep from showing in some manner that with his ministers equipped with the power of his message, I felt the Nation should go much faster.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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

“Francis was someone who took care of the poor, ministered to them, he raised money for them, visited and anointed them,” while Leo “advocated for their rights,” said Keenan.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2025

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 ministered to the Young Man who had caught the poIworst.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Describing her experience ministering as a person of colour, Rev Eileen Cremin said it was "overall positive".

From BBC Feb. 8, 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

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

“It’s in Hebrews. It says, ‘Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?”

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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