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as in missionary
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Recent Examples of evangelical
Over the weekend, a group from Samaritan’s Purse—an evangelical Christian aid organization run by the Graham family—passed through.
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
In 2008, Barack Obama won twenty-six per cent of the white evangelical vote.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
Han doesn’t survey the landscape of other evangelical churches so much as situate this one church in the history of evangelicalism and race.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
While most evangelical Christians are firmly in Trump’s corner, the Catholic vote is less bankable.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2024
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
In 2008, Barack Obama won twenty-six per cent of the white evangelical vote.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
Han doesn’t survey the landscape of other evangelical churches so much as situate this one church in the history of evangelicalism and race.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
While most evangelical Christians are firmly in Trump’s corner, the Catholic vote is less bankable.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
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He has been indicted in the U.S. for the armed kidnapping of 16 Christian missionaries in 2021 and the slaying of missionary Marie Franklin and kidnapping of her husband in 2022.Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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In 2014, Creel won an Olivier Award for his role as missionary Elder Price in The Book of Mormon, starring in the show’s first national tour and in London’s West End.Marc Berman, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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The election certification process—which used to be a routine clerical task—has been politicized in recent years by Trump's baseless election fraud claims.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, it’s sometimes overlooked that while the Czech lands were under Nazi occupation in 1939, the Slovak State was founded as a clerical client fascist state of Hitler’s Germany.Will Tizard, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Now that the writing was on the wall, the pastoral quality of the Williams-cast was like a balm to my ears.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Today, its 12 suites are ideal for travelers looking for a taste of modern luxury in heart of a pastoral small town.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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Since the 2020 election, local officials in at least eight states have attempted to use their largely ministerial duty in election certification to delay or deny certification, according to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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The news also comes as South Korea’s foreign and defense ministers head to Washington to speak with their counterparts, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for an annual ministerial meeting.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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But their indifference to the apostolic authority of the church and complicity with a secular ruling establishment have alienated many ordinary Catholics, who, like many ordinary voters throughout the West, worry that what was once solid is being eroded by negligent leaders.R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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