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nun

[nuhn] / nʌn /


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Bailey Rose Quiñones is a mystic earth nun.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

TV viewers saw her last in Channel 4's The Falling, starring Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu, about a nun and Catholic priest who fall in love.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

A nun has been teaching her to cook, and every morning she attends the chapel service.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Sister Boniface is, of course, not just any nun.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

And then, my eyes swivel to the little nun.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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