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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done
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as in clergy
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years
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Taiwan’s economic ministry told AFP on Thursday that TSMC had informed them about the incident, but had not identified their client.
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Afp, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
The national guard belongs to Ukraine’s interior ministry, not the military—and normally handles internal security tasks.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Israeli airstrikes killed 17 people in Lebanon on Monday, including four first responders, according to the country’s health ministry.
—Sarah El Deeb and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Cuba lost power across the nation on Friday after a major power plant failed, according to the country’s energy ministry.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
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Afp, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
The national guard belongs to Ukraine’s interior ministry, not the military—and normally handles internal security tasks.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Israeli airstrikes killed 17 people in Lebanon on Monday, including four first responders, according to the country’s health ministry.
—Sarah El Deeb and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Cuba lost power across the nation on Friday after a major power plant failed, according to the country’s energy ministry.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
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This dilemma can be solved in only one way, by the birth of a new faith, adjusted in its instrumentalities to the needs of the new century, but preserving the ultimate objectives of the old.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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Moore said Tuesday, after the meeting, that the city controlling the budget would not be a legal conflict of interest, as the PAB is an instrumentality of Baltimore City.Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
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The Catholic Church is among many faiths that recruit and hire international clergy to fill staffing gaps that have widened in recent decades.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Trujillo also emphasized the Trump campaign’s outreach to evangelical clergy, who play an important role within Latino communities.Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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Of the cast, Judy Greer stands out as the flustered but patient substitute pageant director and mom who learns to raise her voice in support of the kids the church wants to avoid and leave behind.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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About 40 people stood outside the church eager to cast their vote.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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The music, played with traditional instruments such as the violin and the jarana huasteca, gives rhythm to the dances that are performed both in public spaces and in the homes of families, where they are meant to bless the atmosphere.Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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At other moments, his fingers seemed to sprinkle fairy dust over the instrument.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Georgie is the only other baker who does a good job, and her meringues are as wonky as lipstick put on in a moving vehicle.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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California enacted a law this year that will, among other things, require manufacturers to continuously monitor every autonomous vehicle on the road and designate a remote human operator to immobilize a vehicle if necessary.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In addition to the phone seizure, FBI agents obtained a warrant to access Ogles' personal email account.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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And here’s where things get politically and professionally dicey for our agents because Sweeney expected trouble and set up shop in the NCIS parking lot.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The trial against Richard Allen continues Thursday, Oct. 31, exactly two years to the day multiple law enforcement agencies announced an arrest in the Delphi killings.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
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As of this month, 14 states allow adoption agencies to discriminate based on religious preferences.Richard Fowler, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sports Nine days after being shot, 49ers’ Ricky Pearsall honors those who saved his life Sept. 10, 2024 A bullet entered Pearsall’s chest and exited his back but missed his vital organs, according to a social media post by his mother, Erin.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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When a person has a health condition or experiences trauma, their body may not be able to provide the organs with enough blood.Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Ministry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministry. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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