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orphanage

[awr-fuh-nij] / ˈɔr fə nɪdʒ /




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It says the relocated and expanded orphanage will improve animal welfare and veterinary training, as well as allow for a better visitor experience.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Instead of being cared for in the orphanage, the two children were adopted together in Denmark, like tens of thousands of others sent overseas in a state-sanctioned practice that lasted decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Eleven-year-old Margot “Meg” Lefleur, one of the two narrators of Kathryn Stockett’s historical novel “The Calamity Club,” has been a resident of an orphanage in Oxford, Miss., since 1931—two miserable years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

His statement on Monday also highlighted that the orphanage was "operating illegally" in a "bushy environment" without the knowledge of relevant authorities.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Magdalys put her face against the brachy’s big warm neck and thought about the route along the river up to Forty-Second Street, then Fifth Avenue where the orphanage was.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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