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chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


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A chaplain read the names of Michiganders killed in the attacks.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Khan’s views are shaped by his upbringing in Paramus, N.J. — close to Manhattan — his Muslim faith and job as a chaplain on top of his doctoral studies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Quaker chaplain usually posts about religion on social media, but said people would comment on her posts describing her as the Labour leader's doppelgänger.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Austin, Texas, chaplain keeps the plastic passport in a dresser drawer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

In a little while the chaplain stepped back, and the beige crescent of human forms began to break up sluggishly, like flotsam.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

According to the Navy, aboard the Lincoln were one clinical psychologist, one clinical social worker and three behavioral health technicians as well as a counselor and five Navy chaplains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Pentagon in recent decades has welcomed a diversity of faiths, with chaplains tasked more with offering personal comfort and guidance than on blessing leaders' decisions.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Elizabeth Diop and Adam Allen, now both former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplains, have been outspoken in their support for their former colleague.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025

The personnel’s “quality of life,” the statement continued, is “addressed through the continued improvement of living facilities, balanced work-rest cycles, and access to chaplains, licensed clinical social workers, and behavioral health experts.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

It is raining on the day of Joey’s graduation, but the stage at Carville is decorated with flowers and two chaplains are on hand to deliver remarks.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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