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also evangelic
as in missionary
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Recent Examples of evangelical
David Green, a business executive and financial supporter of evangelical Christian organizations in the United States, opened the first Hobby Lobby in 1972 in Oklahoma City, where the company has established its corporate headquarters.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Now the benefits extend to more than 150,000 students across the state, costing taxpayers nearly $1 billion, the vast majority of which goes to the Catholic and evangelical institutions that dominate the private school landscape there.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
Youngish women are more likely to be evangelical than youngish men, says Mr. Burge.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
From the June 2022 issue: How politics poisoned the evangelical Church
Pretty straightforward, and a head-on challenge to the world.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Now the benefits extend to more than 150,000 students across the state, costing taxpayers nearly $1 billion, the vast majority of which goes to the Catholic and evangelical institutions that dominate the private school landscape there.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
Youngish women are more likely to be evangelical than youngish men, says Mr. Burge.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
From the June 2022 issue: How politics poisoned the evangelical Church
Pretty straightforward, and a head-on challenge to the world.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
Adjective
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Popes also refocused their efforts on missionary activity.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025
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The annual trips to Guatemala started when a couple of members of the church joined other churches in traveling there for missionary work in the 1980s.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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His mayoral campaign at the time blamed it on clerical errors and small campaign staff.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The posting lists several requirements – recordkeeping, clerical support to the mayor and aldermen, proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Today, many cardinals are engaged in pastoral ministry, as bishops of a diocese or archbishops of a larger archdiocese.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025
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Something serene and pastoral, even idyllic — resonating in the heart and the imagination.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On October 28, 2024, the Spanish Ministry of Finance published a ministerial order specifying the technical requirements for these billing systems.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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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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In 2018, on her 110th birthday, Lucas, who is also the oldest living nun in the world, was honored with an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis, per Guinness World Records.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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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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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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