orphan

Why, then, is the orphan IG’s future in doubt, even as the President cheers its work?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A woman who grew up as an orphan and promised to "help any child I could" has spent 30 years opening her picturesque garden to visitors to raise money for a children's charity.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Astronomers describe it as an apparent "orphan" because it sits unusually far from the galactic core, where supermassive black holes are normally found.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Marina’s mother died only a few years after Alfonso, making Marina an orphan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

He knew, having watched Matthias since the first day he arrived at the Abbey gates, a woodland orphan, always polite, willing and cheerful.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Between 1970 and 1989, 7,220 South Korean children were adopted in Denmark, almost all of whom were told they were street orphans.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Being raised by another sea otter rather than a human gives Sunny — like other orphans — the best chance of learning essential skills, he added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

It prioritises vulnerable children, including amputees and orphans, and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

Christian magazine Charisma further explained that throughout the Bible, “God commands His people to ‘defend the fatherless’ and to care for orphans with compassion, justice and sacrificial love.”

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2025

"Collecting orphans? Does that lift an ounce of guilt? You have been among mortals too long. Gods should not suffer guilt. You are the goddess of war. Celebrate!"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The BBC understands Ahmadzai, who left Afghanistan after being orphaned aged 15, lives in Greece with his American wife and their child.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

At the novel’s core are Tomás and his wife, Phina, each bearing the psychic wounds of the midcentury potato famine that left them orphaned and adrift—until they found each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has revoked the school's license permanently, and said that students' educations would continue through online learning options or transfers to other institutions – especially for orphaned students.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

When a pup strands on the Central California coast, federal and state wildlife officials respond to assess whether it is truly orphaned, said Brett Long, the Long Beach aquarium’s vice president of animal care.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

“An entire new generation of refugees. An entire new generation of orphaned children. Too much trauma. Far too many tragedies. And for what?”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Within these confines, COVID-19 advanced without mercy: orphaning children, killing breadwinners and shattering families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

“The biggest fear around spring bear season is the orphaning of cubs, that’s a very emotional argument. Even as a hunter, my worse fear would be to take a sow. Especially in a spring season.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021

In Texas, Lydia Rodriguez, 42, died this month of covid-19, two weeks after her husband Lawrence’s death from the same disease, orphaning their four children.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2021

Her husband succumbed to the virus as well, orphaning their newborn.

From Fox News ● Aug. 10, 2020

It was therefore a sore disappointment when they learned that death had robbed them of the dear old people, orphaning them a second time.

From Mildred's New Daughter by Martha Finley