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nun

[nuhn] / nʌn /


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Rosa Padhilete, a Franciscan nun who came from Naples, said she felt an "immense, inexplicable joy" seeing the remains.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

One of my grandfather’s most repeated stories was about a nun who gave him a new school uniform because the other kids were making fun of how small and worn his old one was.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

A thousand stories could be invented, for example, to explain the sight of a car pulled over to the side of the road, while a police officer interviews a nun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

While the girls sewed, a nun read aloud so that no-one talked.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Now it's just me and the nun sitting together.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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