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chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


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“It got worse,” said the College of Biblical Studies’s athletic director, Michael Haywood, who also serves as a chaplain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

A San Mateo, Calif., chaplain spotted a break in a long line of cars, and pulled into the opening.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The alarm was first raised over Pierce's behaviour by male students at Swansea University in 1986 where Pierce, now 85, was a chaplain.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Schlanger served as a chaplain for the New South Wales correctional service and a major hospital, Chabad said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

His face was dour, and he glanced at the chaplain without recognition as the two drew dose on the staircase and prepared to pass.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller