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orphanage

[awr-fuh-nij] / ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ /




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She was taken to an orphanage and later adopted by British parents, before eventually moving to the UK when she was 10-years-old.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

According to Soumah, a woman in the hospital last summer announced to her that Sabina was being sent to an orphanage.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Falling debris from the destroyed Atacms on Tuesday damaged the roofs of a clinic and an orphanage and struck a private house in Voronezh, Russia said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

At the orphanage, Sánchez was especially fond of the prefect, Francisco Fimbres.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Being restricted to an orphanage had been bad enough; she couldn’t imagine being locked in a cage with who knew what kind of actual criminals.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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