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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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A Moldovan driver was also injured, according to the country's foreign ministry.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

The ministry didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The country’s energy ministry added that energy facilities were targeted, with fires starting at several sites — leading to some operations being halted.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Waving flags, "chanting" slogans, and marching in circles: around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Pneumococcal pneumonia after influenza infection—the epidemic within the epidemic—was of such concern that the ministry had deployed teams of scientists to study the bacterium and develop a vaccine against it.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Setting up a cable landing station alone can require around 50 clearances across at least 16 ministries, she says.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Barrot said the attacks targeted government ministries, companies, and service operators, with the aim "either of capturing information or sabotaging operations, for example rail infrastructure, as was the case in Poland".

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

It presented itself as a body created to attract foreign investment into Africa's most populous country, operating from an office inside the Federal Secretariat in Abuja - the huge complex that houses Nigeria's government ministries.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Modi’s government has built a new Parliament building, relocated the prime minister’s office and is moving key ministries into new administrative complexes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Hall and some of his fellow guides also began working with government ministries in Kathmandu to formulate policies that encouraged climbers to keep the mountain clean.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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