orphanage
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In 2003, aged 19, Meena had visited the orphanage in Mumbai with her parents and her brother who was adopted from Goa.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The KWS has not commented on the allegation about the car park but said that the public had been consulted about the plan to constrict a new orphanage.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
But instead, she learned that their mother had entrusted them to an orphanage while the family dealt with financial difficulties.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
In Anaheim, St. Catherine’s Academy combines Catholic boys’ K-8 education and military traditions, having its beginnings in a girls school, later an orphanage, and, in 1924, a military school.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
And on the day that a red truck arrived at the orphanage gate, I got my chance.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
Not much later, I would consider the role of language in disguising accountability during an investigation into mistreatment of children in Russian orphanages.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
It also demanded a nationwide review of fire safety standards at orphanages, care homes, hospitals and schools.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Russia insists it has moved some Ukrainian children from their homes or orphanages to protect them from hostilities.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
The U.S. had stopped processing adoption visas from Cambodia in late 2001, but foreign funding was streaming into a growing number of orphanages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
His wife, Galway Jane, followed him, and four of their six children had to be put into orphanages.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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