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orphanage

[awr-fuh-nij] / ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ /




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As parties unknown look through Hale’s eyes, the Orphanage is watching Hale with the usual access to the world’s security cameras.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

We are told that “The Orphanage has never been compromised,” which is OK, since it never existed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Researchers studied 40 bonobos at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 50 chimpanzees at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

A study of chimpanzees at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust shows the animals instinctively synchronize their steps when walking next to each other.

From Scientific American • Jan. 7, 2023

A few days before, Reynie had been reading the newspaper over breakfast at the Stonetown Orphanage, sharing sections with his tutor, Miss Perumal.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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