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Fabien Albertin, a French legislator, in 1932 revealed on the floor of the National Assembly leaked banking details of French politicians, clergymen, celebrities and industrialists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

A group of clergymen took their place on the Western Terrace.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

Normally, avant-garde financial tools might come from, well, the financial avant-garde -- bankers, merchants, and investors hunting for short-term profits, not clergymen.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Safronov was among the clergymen who signed a public letter calling for the remains to be returned to his family.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

These were not only Britons and Germans, but also Belgians, French, Italians, Swiss; they were diplomats and political persons of high rank; distinguished clergymen; retired military gentlemen; writers and thinkers.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro