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chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


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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

Mario Guerra is a longtime chaplain for the Downey police department and former mayor who remains influential in local politics — he helped the entire council win their elections.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 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

Rabbi Schlanger, 41, was a community chaplain in hospitals and prisons, and is survived by his wife and five young children, including a two-month-old baby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

“It might even get me into The Saturday Evening Post,” Colonel Cathcart boasted in his office with a smile, swaggering back and forth convivially as he reproached the chaplain.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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