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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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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei reportedly responded that “nothing has been finalized.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

British Defence Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday, in a shock move which he blamed on Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the finance ministry failing to commit sufficient resources to defence investment.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“The targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region must end,” India’s foreign ministry said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A chartered Air Peace plane carrying 262 Nigerian nationals -- most of them women and children -- landed at Lagos's Murtala Mohammed International Airport mid-morning on Thursday, said Nigeria's foreign ministry.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Thanks to the Christian Union, Havens’s present quarters as a ministry intern at Brown are actually more upscale than his home in St. Louis.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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