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missionary

[mish-uh-ner-ee] / ˈmɪʃ əˌnɛr i /


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An American missionary has been released after spending more than nine months in captivity, the international Christian organisation he worked for has said.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The Traitors star was 23 years old and travelling the world onboard a Christian evangelical missionary ship when he came out to his fellow church members.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

A Berlin hospital discharged the missionary earlier this month, saying he had recovered following 17 days of medical care.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

On the side of missionary success, Mr. Ryrie suggests that the best approach lay in going native.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

He said, “Reverend, missionary work is a great bargain for Belgium but it is a hell of a way to deliver the social services.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Tassone said Ross had visited other friends in Norway and Denmark, and had supported missionaries financially.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

A new San Gabriel mission was being built, five years after Franciscan missionaries had founded the original mission in a flood zone, which flooded.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Of all the ways Protestants tried to attract converts, one of the most effective was embedding missionaries in indigenous communities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and the British.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

“The white missionaries brought us their god,” Amaka was saying.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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