preacher
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The former seminarian, whose grandfather was a Baptist preacher, "has the right, wonderful principles and all of the plans to put into effect that will make the country great again," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
“The biggest issues we have with soccer in this country is fields and we have issues with costs,” he says with the fervor of a Baptist preacher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The preacher, they said, had been curing the ill through prayer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Jobs may have been a leading preacher of Silicon Valley’s gospel of failure as a steppingstone to success, but his own self-indulgence nearly turned NeXT into a trek to nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Then the preacher offered his own holy words.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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It’s clear from the outset that Mr. Clark’s sympathies lie with the two preachers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
That was never in question, since great preachers, the ones who make the gospel’s message stick, also know how to make their congregations laugh.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
The legislation includes provisions that will ban groups deemed to spread hate and introduce tougher penalties for preachers who advocate violence.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
He spoke of his religiosity — his grandfather and great-grandfather were Baptist preachers — and talked at length about the optimism, a political rarity these days, that undergirds his vision for the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026
We had nothing but preachers and teachers in the South.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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