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as in missionary
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Recent Examples of evangelist
In recent years, Strategy’s purchases have helped fuel crypto’s record rise, and turned Saylor into Bitcoin’s leading evangelist.
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
There’s the wild-eyed conman Guiteau, an instantly recognizable ancestor of the 21st century’s sweaty wannabe tech evangelist, half earnest in his zealotry and half desperate to make his fortune.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
The singer-songwriter was, after all, a resident of and evangelist for East Nashville, Music City’s bohemian enclave.
—Christian Hoard, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
That’s why Buckley is an evangelist for moving before 80 and finding a smaller space around 1,200 to 1,500 square feet that seniors can easily maintain.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
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The Instagram account encouraged followers to organize against ICE and to submit sightings of immigration officers to the network of activists.—
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More than 120,000 people have signed petitions calling for the rapper cum right wing political activist to be deported to her home country of Trinidad.—
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As a missionary, Helen likely taught the Bible to members of the Indigenous community, work that involved both the deliberate erasure of their traditions and a deep commitment to her church.—
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After World War I, the US Navy operated the Yangtze Patrol, a flotilla of gunboats that protected American interests – including missionaries and oil companies – inside China during a lengthy period of warlordism and instability.—
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Dead drummer Mickey Hart said at one point legendary concert promoter Bill Graham vented to him about the lack of catchy songs.—
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Mike Luba, promoter at Forest Hills Stadium and a member of the mayor’s inauguration committee, pitched in that maximum as well, as did the Partnership for New York City, whose leader, Kathy Wylde, has been a key ally for the mayor in the business community.—
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But don’t discount soul belter Olivia Dean and R&B revivalist Leon Thomas.—
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The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna as an Islamic revivalist movement seeking to establish a worldwide Islamic caliphate by peaceful means.—
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The Grand Blanc attack was mentioned briefly on Saturday, Oct 4, at the start of the two-day conference by Elder Gary Stevenson, one of 12 apostles who help lead the church's 17.5 million members worldwide, almost 47,000 of them in Michigan.—
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Nelson served as an apostle beginning in 1984 and became the church's leader in 2018.—
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Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.—
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Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.—
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The Dearborn Heights Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE'S request for comment but Guzowski said an advocate has been assigned to the family.—
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Community leaders demand arrest of ICE agent Local leaders and advocates in Minnesota called for the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good to be publicly identified, fired and criminally prosecuted at a news conference on Thursday.—
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There were heartfelt tributes, proclamations, poetry, and a blessing from our chaplain.—
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Latif is the executive director and co-founder of the Islamic Center of New York City, and was appointed a New York City Police Department chaplain in 2007.—
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“Evangelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelist. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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