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Now, Lubin works in marketing for a toy company and serves on the board of BOLD Justice, an advocacy group made up of local clergymen based in Broward.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Separately on Tuesday, Iran hanged Farhad Salimi, a Kurdish cleric who had spent 14 years behind bars over the killing of another clergyman, human rights groups reported.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
The first hint of photosynthesis came from experiments by English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestly.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Among the clergymen cited in the lawsuits that were settled Wednesday, Father Michael Baker is one of the priests with the most victims.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Separately on Tuesday, Iran hanged Farhad Salimi, a Kurdish cleric who had spent 14 years behind bars over the killing of another clergyman, human rights groups reported.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
The first hint of photosynthesis came from experiments by English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestly.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Among the clergymen cited in the lawsuits that were settled Wednesday, Father Michael Baker is one of the priests with the most victims.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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