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Recent Examples of hierarch
In the immediate aftermath of communism there was a flurry of revelations about collaboration between Russian hierarchs and the KGB, but soon the files snapped shut.
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The Economist, 11 Aug. 2019
That paved the way for Archbishop Ieronymos to join the primate of the new Ukrainian church, Epifaniy, and many other Bartholomew-minded hierarchs at celebrations in Istanbul of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s personal feast-day on June 11th.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
The affair follows a two-year-old drive by Archbishop Charles Thompson, the local hierarch, to make sure that Catholic teaching is observed in all the places under his purview.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 14 July 2019
Unfortunately the ability to communicate successfully across other barriers, whether geopolitical or simply personal, is currently eluding the Christians of the East, or at least their hierarchs.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
The Economist, 11 Aug. 2019
That paved the way for Archbishop Ieronymos to join the primate of the new Ukrainian church, Epifaniy, and many other Bartholomew-minded hierarchs at celebrations in Istanbul of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s personal feast-day on June 11th.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
The affair follows a two-year-old drive by Archbishop Charles Thompson, the local hierarch, to make sure that Catholic teaching is observed in all the places under his purview.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 14 July 2019
Unfortunately the ability to communicate successfully across other barriers, whether geopolitical or simply personal, is currently eluding the Christians of the East, or at least their hierarchs.
—Erasmus, The Economist, 15 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarch
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Lady Jessica, Dune Lynch may have all but disowned Dune after battling with studio executives over the film’s final cut, but the sci-fi epic still serves as one of his most dazzling feats of costuming, thanks to the ingenious work of designer Bob Ringwood.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon donated the same amount, but as companies rather than from executives.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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Some parents, for example, said nursing home administrators told them their children couldn’t go home until the family had a large private bedroom for the disabled child.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The test administrator injects dye into the blood vessels.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning to the Wentian module airlock, according to China's human spaceflight agency, including the installation of space debris protection devices and inspecting the exterior of the space station.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The arrests come amid growing public pressure for action against commanders seen as incompetent or careless as desertions rise in the Ukrainian Army.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Today leaders of the world’s largest technology platforms kissed the president’s ring.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Attendees who made it inside the Rotunda and were seated directly behind the lectern included Trump’s Cabinet nominees and senior officials, former presidents and vice presidents, GOP donors and tech industry leaders like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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The war has played a part in the labor shortage: Ukraine’s top general, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said Sunday that Russian forces had suffered more than 434,000 casualties last year – 150,000 of whom were killed in action.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Chen’s fingerprints were found on the garbage bags, the district attorney general said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2025
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In this way, this economic work force is both highly exploited by employers, but also, subsidizes important public services.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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These areas have seen significant growth over the past five years as major employers like Toyota, Charles Schwab, BMW, and Tesla have established headquarters there.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Daily Medtronic taps Renault’s CFO to be its new finance chief.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Success comes with its own complications—chief among them a narrowing pool of equally accomplished partners.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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Under the bill, public schools would need to submit annual finance reports to a number of state agencies, including the Auditor of Public Accounts, the governor, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, the governor must realize that legislators won’t cut deeply while huge revenues that could help struggling families are being stashed away.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Hierarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarch. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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