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missionary

[mish-uh-ner-ee] / ˈmɪʃ əˌnɛr i /


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The Traitors star was 23 years old and travelling the world onboard a Christian evangelical missionary ship when he came out to his fellow church members.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

A Berlin hospital discharged the missionary earlier this month, saying he had recovered following 17 days of medical care.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

For the academic and general audience, Mr. Ryrie’s conclusion about a successful missionary strategy will not answer objections to Christianity itself or the desire to preserve indigenous ways of life.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Liam and Enda leave by choice—Liam for India as a Jesuit missionary and Enda for America with her fiddle—though leaving is a heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

He said, “Reverend, missionary work is a great bargain for Belgium but it is a hell of a way to deliver the social services.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

European artworks brought to the court by diplomats and missionaries further influenced Mughal watercolors, contributing to the emergence of an increased naturalism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

A new San Gabriel mission was being built, five years after Franciscan missionaries had founded the original mission in a flood zone, which flooded.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and the British.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Stafford is one of three medical missionaries with Serge — a nonprofit based in Jenkintown, Penn. — who were exposed to the virus.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

At the Christian Union conference in 2005, he was pleased to hear doctors talk about praying with their patients and traveling as medical missionaries.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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