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Recent Examples of ordination
Some of the turns of my own history—particularly a decision to train for ordination in the Anglican church in my twenties, and then to leave that training—began to enter the book in new and transformed ways.
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Megan Hunter
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
All of this was coming on the heels, frankly, of the churches’ ordination of women.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 10 June 2025
And with that, the 75-year-old Pfleger decided to host an all-day event to honor the 50th anniversary of his ordination.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The Women’s Ordination Conference lamented Francis’ unwillingness to push for the ordination of women.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Megan Hunter
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
All of this was coming on the heels, frankly, of the churches’ ordination of women.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 10 June 2025
And with that, the 75-year-old Pfleger decided to host an all-day event to honor the 50th anniversary of his ordination.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The Women’s Ordination Conference lamented Francis’ unwillingness to push for the ordination of women.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordination
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While much of the appliance replacement market involves sales of 30-inch ranges, the typical single family home appliance, new construction and remodeling are seeing numerous options in induction cooking models that didn’t exist in the past.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Along with Heat icons Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade, Riley is among the presenters for Arison’s enshrinement during Saturday night’s induction ceremony for the 2025 class in Springfield, Massachusetts.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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Tongue-and-groove construction makes for easy installation on site and a polished look when finished.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Debris from one Russian drone fell on the territory of the Ilsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar region, local officials said, causing a fire at one of the technological installations which was quickly extinguished with no casualties.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Pulte also flagged a third property, in Massachusetts, that Cook represented as a second home in mortgage documents but as an investment property in subsequent financial disclosures.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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This nonprofit consortium includes contributors from JPL, the same lab that spawned the OCO instruments, as well as Planet Labs, the California Air Resources Board, universities, and private investment funds.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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My family came to Washington for my investiture ceremony.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hugs his former clerk, Neomi Rao, at her investiture ceremony for the US Court of Appeals, in Washington, DC.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 July 2025
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For weeks leading up to the election, judges barter for their votes with candidates and make deals for which court system, division and courthouse they will be assigned to, and power players jockey for the supervisory placements, or presiding judge positions, by promising a bloc of loyal votes.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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This allows for finer incisions, which can mean faster healing and denser graft placement.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The move irked Republicans in Congress who, in July, moved to ban restoring any Confederate names in this year's defense authorization bill.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Being undocumented in the United States, whether by crossing the border without authorization or overstaying a visa, is typically considered a civil violation rather than a criminal offense.—
Caroll Alvarado,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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With less than two months out to Election Day, this year's elections -- ranging from hot-button mayoral and gubernatorial contests to a vote over new congressional maps -- are set to ramp up as candidates begin to make their final pitches to voters.—
Grace Sandman,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The county Board of Supervisors directed the changes in response to concerns that had long existed for a small faction of grassroots activists but took on new fervor after the 2024 election — when voters installed three new Republican members of the board.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is an installment of The Nightcrawler, a weekly collection of thought-provoking articles on tech, innovation, and long-term investing by Eric Markowitz of Nightview Capital.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Stoltmann advises taking the winnings in installments.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Ordination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordination. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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