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convent

noun as in nunnery

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“The root of it is still quite traditional and patriarchal in that these powerful women have to be sequestered from men and are essentially living in a convent,” Williams says.

"He's groping and trying to kiss me. Luckily, I'd done judo at an all-girls' convent school and fought him off," recalls Wiltshire.

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His character, who is a father of five daughters, comes across a girl who is locked away at a convent and the story continues from there.

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Lawrence Bishnoi himself attended a convent school, riding his own bike by the eighth grade and wearing expensive shoes - luxuries unheard of for most.

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Upon committing an interception in a game against Ramona Convent last week, Lexi Loya trotted to the sideline, where she was greeted by a familiar face and voice — that of her coach and father, Tim.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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