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parochial

[puh-roh-kee-uhl] / pəˈroʊ ki əl /


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Parochial rivalries will spill into bitter social media warfare.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2023

On March 18, 1964, Marise Ann Chiverella left for school, carrying canned goods to give to her teacher, a nun at St. Joseph’s Parochial School in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2022

For a short time, Lanza attended St. Rose Parochial School, but left in a mutual parting and returned to Newtown public schools.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2018

Parochial schools are allowed to operate with far fewer guidelines than taxpayer-supported public schools.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2015

But this is a small abuse in comparison of other parochial misapplications, for a proof of which I refer my reader to a treatise of mine, entituled, Parochial Tyranny.

From Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies by Defoe, Daniel




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