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missionary

[mish-uh-ner-ee] / ˈmɪʃ əˌnɛr i /


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My grandpa retired at 70 after working as a missionary for most of his life and later at a national laboratory.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The first missionary arrived on Easter Island in 1864: By 1868 all the islanders had been baptized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He was a ghoulish host of a late-night television horror program in the 2005 vampire movie “The Roost,” then played a wagon-train missionary in the 2007 western “Seraphim Falls.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Liu said he saw himself as a "missionary" spreading cycle culture.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The missionary had been too long at his cell.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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