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orphanage

[awr-fuh-nij] / ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ /




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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

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

Eleven-year-old Margot “Meg” Lefleur, one of the two narrators of Kathryn Stockett’s historical novel “The Calamity Club,” has been a resident of an orphanage in Oxford, Miss., since 1931—two miserable years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

His statement on Monday also highlighted that the orphanage was "operating illegally" in a "bushy environment" without the knowledge of relevant authorities.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“One day,” Muthu continued, “police raided the place and took us to an orphanage. But the woman at the orphanage was a rakshasi.”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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