clerics
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The scene, which Günes said last took place two months ago, is a snapshot not from a stern theocracy ruled by capricious clerics, but from the capital of Europe’s largest economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Abdulkadir is based in Kusfa, the religious centre of Zaria city where the area's many clerics are known to offer prayers for those who ask - a common custom in northern Nigeria.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
At the center is Mojtaba Khamenei, who was chosen by clerics after surviving the airstrike that killed his father and several other members of his family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Iran, run by Shia Muslim clerics, is home to around 100 synagogues for its historic Jewish minority.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Catastrophism was particularly comforting to clerics like Buckland because it allowed them to incorporate the biblical flood of Noah into serious scientific discussions.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
