affairs
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He was constitutional affairs minister in the last apartheid government and went on to join the government of national unity formed in 1994 when Mandela became president.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“Few of them, meanwhile, had the sort of experience and grounding in international affairs that he had enjoyed from childhood right through until the point he accepted Eisenhower’s offer to serve as secretary of state.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
My fellow Americans, certain words have been rendered meaningless in describing the current state of affairs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The less other people know about your private affairs, the better.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
She was no doubt taking the political wind into account, navigating Soviet affairs of state as carefully as she navigated the skies.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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