nun
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And when I found out she was gonna be in the episode where she plays a nun, a murderous nun, I just thought, “I’m not gonna be able to contain myself.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
"Up until the 2000s you would see maybe a nun or a priest quietly outside the clinic, but since about 2013 we were seeing groups like 40 Days for Life protesting," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 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
Vietnamese nun Thich Tam Tri -- whose temple north of Tokyo offers shelter to her compatriots in trouble -- said some interns make poor choices, falling into debt through gambling or ill-advised ventures into Bitcoin.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
The nun sits back on her rough stool.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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World Religions
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