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as in missionary
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Recent Examples of evangelical
Trump tapped Huckabee, a pastor and evangelical favorite, recently to become his ambassador to Israel.
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Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Advertisement This time around, Trump has named three Adelson favorites to top foreign policy posts: Trump‘s pick for ambassador to Israel, the evangelical Mike Huckabee, was given the Adelson Defender of Israel Award in 2013.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
His identity as a gay, married father certainly clashes with the beliefs held by some of Mr. Trump’s evangelical and far-right-wing supporters.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
With the rise of Donald J. Trump, who won more than 80 percent of white evangelical voters in 2016, Dr. Campolo grew increasingly outspoken.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Advertisement This time around, Trump has named three Adelson favorites to top foreign policy posts: Trump‘s pick for ambassador to Israel, the evangelical Mike Huckabee, was given the Adelson Defender of Israel Award in 2013.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
His identity as a gay, married father certainly clashes with the beliefs held by some of Mr. Trump’s evangelical and far-right-wing supporters.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
With the rise of Donald J. Trump, who won more than 80 percent of white evangelical voters in 2016, Dr. Campolo grew increasingly outspoken.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
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Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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The viral illness takes its name from the Nigerian town where two missionary nurses died from it, according to the U.K. Health Security Agency.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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The doctor examining it quickly responded, thinking there must have been a clerical error: The packet didn’t include a biopsy to support the 2009 diagnosis.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 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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Giving the grazing cattle a supplement in this manner could help pastoral farming persist in a more sustainable manner, according to the authors.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
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During the third year, participants create a pastoral project and present it at an in-person gathering.Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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Its brand is now recognizable across the country from bicycle stands in cities to ministerial meetings.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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On the same day, the Gulf Cooperation Council hosted a rare informal joint GCC-Iranian ministerial meeting, the first in more than 17 years, during which members affirmed the Gulf states’ unwillingness to allow their territory and airspace to be used to launch attacks against Iran.Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
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Pope Francis's stop in East Timor is part of his ongoing apostolic journey across four countries between Sept. 2 and Sept. 13.Timothy H.J. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 10 Sep. 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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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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