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cloister

[kloi-ster] / ˈklɔɪ stər /


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Even so, she didn’t live in a cloister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

A chocolate kitchen, chocolate serving room, chocolate cloister and full chocolate staff are optional.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — In 1964, hoping to erase its image as a privileged cloister for white rich families, Wesleyan University contacted 400 Black high school students from around the country to persuade them to apply.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2023

“But I know that one day God will provide those to us because of what we did in this cloister, in this house where we were hidden, for how much good we did for humanity.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022

And as we stared, his gaze crossed the cloister.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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