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Noun
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Broadway San Diego presents the national touring production of this comedy musical about a pair of bumbling missionaries who get creative when their recruiting efforts in Africa fall flat.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2025 -
The hula was forever changed with the arrival of foreigners, and in particular the arrival of Christian missionaries, whose influence led to a brief ban of public performances in the 1830s.—
Sara Kehaulani Goo,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Twelve apostles, 12 days of Christmas, 12 Angry Men—Henry Fonda, great guy, right?—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2025
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Biblical tradition holds that the Cenacle — a room on the upper floor of a Jerusalem building historically believed to stand above King David’s tomb — is where Jesus shared the Last Supper with his apostles before being crucified.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Unlike earlier immigration marches this week, the No Kings protests are organized to counter the June 14 military parade in D.C., which includes tanks, military vehicles and thousands of soldiers.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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The last section includes 250 new recruits or soldiers who are reenlisting.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Influencers have played a role in leading the rebrand of farm life, with Hannah Neeleman of Ballerina Farm — one of homesteading’s most visible acolytes — attracting more than 10 million followers on Instagram alone.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
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But to the corporations that owned an ever-growing number of American newspapers, the acolytes of the Milton Friedman gospel, 14 percent was a crisis.—
Megan Greenwell,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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Schmidt is said to be possessed by four entities that announce themselves as Beelzebub, betraying disciple Judas, Schmidt's abusive father Jacob and Mina (Jacob's lover and Schmidt's aunt).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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During the past few years, Cyrus has settled into a new kind of purpose, as a devoted disciple of a more old-fashioned kind of fame.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Here in the first city, the Catholic Church is at an extended crossroads of its own, calling for its leaders and adherents to engage in strategic planning and soul-searching of their own.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Even conscientious adherents to national security protocols acknowledge that classified U.S. government systems are far from convenient.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2025
Noun
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But the fate of the votary is to require and receive a constant renewal of faith.—
Jeff Weiss,
Spin,
21 Aug. 2023
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Many remember the Cultural Revolution as a time of Red Guard excess—of the people terrorizing the votaries of the party.—
Mary Gallagher,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2023
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The club’s Instagram account has 12 million followers, and most of its players have more than a million followers, led by Trezeguet by 9.7 million.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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In the comments, one follower notes that Linda Rose is an elderly neighbor.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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“Proselytizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytizer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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