orphanage
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Back in George Allan's organ orphanage, there is hope something might be done.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Studies of the zoo’s young elephants is shared with the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the hopes of delivering care to elephant youth to prevent orphanage.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 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
While Pope Leo spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, Hicks worked at an orphanage in El Salvador from 2005 to 2010, according to a biography released by the New York archdiocese.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Before I could answer him, the director turned me over to a woman he called Auntie Fatmata, a village woman who worked and lived at the orphanage.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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