disciples

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His book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783, published in 1890, found disciples in Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the Japanese imperial naval ministry, and shaped 20th-century history.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In the Book of Mark, when Jesus sent his disciples out into the world, he told them to bring no food or money, because good people would take care of them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

His disciples are now finding success and spreading his gospel all over Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It and “The Faithful” join “The Chosen,” the story of Jesus and his disciples now in its fifth season, along with “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” a Fox Nation production.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

He or his disciples discovered the Pythagorean theorem: the sum of the squares of the shorter sides of a right triangle equals the square of the longer side.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan