atheist

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Recent Examples of atheist There are also around five million Muslims in Ghana, a country of more than 35 million people, and, lately, a growing number of atheists. Francis Kokoroko, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Then-Vice President Kamala Harris, conversely, had significant majority support from Black protestants (85 percent), Jewish voters (65 percent), Hispanic Catholics (65 percent), agnostics (78 percent) and atheists (85 percent). Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025 But they have been reported across countries, demographics and religions, as well as by atheists, and have been a subject of scientific research for decades. Maggie Astor, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Pope Francis, 88, was remembered for fostering solidarity among Catholics, people of other faiths including Jews and Muslims, and even atheists. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for atheist
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infidel
Noun
  • Khomeini declared jihad against Kurdish resistance groups, labeling them infidels, separatists and agents of Israel and the United States.
    Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
  • Crowds of armed men thronged the streets in several Syrian cities, chanting for the blood of infidels.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025

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