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[par-ish] / ˈpær ɪʃ /


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The new bill shifts from a fixed number to subsidizing one ADA per 7,500 people in the parish.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

The Castle Rock mother wants to use the new benefit, 15 hours a week of state-funded preschool, to send her children to the St. Mary parish school near Denver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Creek said he hoped the council would "work collaboratively" with town and parish councils to "explore other options".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Along with a thousand or so other Catholics, Dowling had walked more than a mile from a nearby parish church to the Broadview facility.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

After his terrible encounter with his patron, he was taken in by Father Jose Dulce Maria in the parish house.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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