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orphanage

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He was mostly raised in an orphanage in Hermosillo.

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Dr. Larch, the man charged with making orphans feel at home, is here again, as are Angela and Edna, his nurses at the orphanage in rural St. Cloud’s, Maine.

Unable to cope, her birth mother placed her in an orphanage in the South Korean capital, Seoul.

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They lauded the orphanage’s “amazing team on the ground” and asked for donations to finance its continuation.

He had over $270,000 socked away at Bank of America in three accounts—all getting closed by the bank—including one for his charity that supports churches and orphanages in Uganda.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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