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minister

[min-uh-ster] / ˈmɪn ə stər /




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What kind of prime minister will Andy Burnham be?

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

It comes two days after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister over repeated failures in the conduct of competitive exams that have fuelled anger among millions of young Indians.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who served as Indonesia’s finance minister for nearly 14 of the past 20 years and was long seen as the country’s fiscal guardian, was removed in a cabinet shuffle last September.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

"You can clap now," a Downing Street official with a clipboard instructed the staff eagerly lining the halls of No 10 in the moments before the new prime minister walked in.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“I will speak to God,” replied the minister.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Noting that Peru has had 15 interior ministers in the past five years, Mr. López-Dolz, now a political-risk adviser based in Texas, believes Peru can defeat criminality only if it tackles the problem strategically.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Stephenson said ministers should work with the EU to secure alternative markets for the refinery's alumina while preparing contingency plans, including examining nationalisation if necessary.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

The two first ministers met Burnham separately on Thursday afternoon.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Foreign ministers from fuel-stressed Southeast Asia called for freedom of navigation in international straits on Thursday as they wrapped a week of meetings largely overshadowed by the US-Iran war.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

It was startling to me that an unusual number of the requests came from groups of white Christian ministers.

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

Powe’s relatives belonged to the Knights, named for a 17th century Spanish Jesuit who ministered to enslaved people in Colombia and is the country’s patron saint.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2025

Rev MacKenzie ministered the late Queen in her final days and supported the royal family following her death.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2024

I was sick all day Sunday, ministered to by my girlfriend, who fed me chicken soup and bathed my head with wet washcloths.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2023

One of them, Sister Jeannine Gramick, has ministered to LGBTQ+ Catholics for more than 50 years and is a co-founder of New Ways Ministry, which advocates on their behalf.

From Seattle Times Jun. 16, 2023

Even her hair was graciously in place as if an angel had ministered to her.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

They both earned plaudits for doing the hard work of ministering from blue-collar cities — Buenos Aires for Francis, San Antonio for Gomez.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2025

My recent employment has been as a hospice chaplain, ministering to dying people and their families.

From Salon Nov. 3, 2024

He read books, even though we didn’t have two pennies to rub together, ministering to the poor miners.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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