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ministry

[min-uh-stree] / ˈmɪn ə stri /
NOUN
the functions of the clergy
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NOUN
a department of state
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In a statement posted on X early on Sunday, Israel's foreign ministry said authorities had completed their investigation and confirmed the two activists had been deported.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

"UAE air defence systems successfully engaged two UAVs launched from Iran," the defence ministry said, in a social media post.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Counting all those stranded is difficult, but the Palestinian Authority's labour ministry said in March it had provided cash assistance to 4,605 Gazans stuck in the West Bank.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The 30-year bond will be a reopening of the April 2026 issue, the ministry said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Sometimes I sat watching the watery play of light upon Douglass' portrait, thinking how magical it was that he had talked his way from slavery to a government ministry, and so swiftly.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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