Luke
Americannoun
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an early Christian disciple and companion of Paul, a physician and probably a gentile: traditionally believed to be the author of the third Gospel and the Acts.
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the third Gospel.
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a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “man of Lucania.”
noun
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a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18
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the third Gospel, traditionally ascribed to Luke
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“Is 2% possible? Yes, it is achievable. Absolutely. But maybe not on a sustained basis,” said Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust and a former Fed official.
From MarketWatch
“Is 2% possible? Yes, it is achievable. Absolutely. But maybe not on a sustained basis,” said Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust and a former Fed official.
From MarketWatch
"We believe that there was a good chance that Luke could have survived had that happened," he said.
From BBC
Defence Minister Luke Pollard said he had initially been told the vehicle was "demonstrably safe".
From BBC
Luke Littler won the inaugural Saudi Arabia Darts Masters with an emphatic 8-5 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the final.
From BBC
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