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chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


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A man in line behind him walked up and told the chaplain to get to the back of the line.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Returning to England, where Royalists and Parliamentarians were at war, Downing was appointed chaplain to Col.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The alarm was first raised over Pierce's behaviour by male students at Swansea University in 1986 where Pierce, now 85, was a chaplain.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Schlanger served as a chaplain for the New South Wales correctional service and a major hospital, Chabad said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

One of the first things he intended to do after he deposed the chaplain was move back into the Group Headquarters building, where he could be right in the thick of things.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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