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as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a seminary exclusively for women
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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score
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Recent Examples of seminary
In fact, after four decades of revolutionary fervor, the regime’s power centers, notably the military-security establishment and seminaries, are radicalizing rather than moderating.
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Kian Tajbakhsh, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2019
In his remarks, Francis said that there was already too much gayness in Catholic seminaries, using a pejorative to describe it, according to bishops who attended the conference.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Some of those details, such as a claim that Greenway spent $11,000 of the seminary’s money on an espresso machine for his house, quickly became a source of sensation and outrage throughout the SBC.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
More International News Image In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries — which Western officials see as a threat — register with the government.
—Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kian Tajbakhsh, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2019
In his remarks, Francis said that there was already too much gayness in Catholic seminaries, using a pejorative to describe it, according to bishops who attended the conference.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Some of those details, such as a claim that Greenway spent $11,000 of the seminary’s money on an espresso machine for his house, quickly became a source of sensation and outrage throughout the SBC.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
More International News Image In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries — which Western officials see as a threat — register with the government.
—Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Movie fans may best recognize Fisher-Becker as the ghostly Fat Friar in 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; the character appears among a number of Hogwarts' resident ghosts upon Harry Potter's (Daniel Radcliffe) first arrival at the school.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The investigation began on Saturday when Sanford PD received an anonymous tip regarding a video of an unknown male threatening to shoot students at the school, the police department said.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Hasler likens it to an orchestra of clocks, with the conductor directing from the hypothalamus, a small region within the center of the brain.—
Sarah Boden,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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Water villas take center stage here, along with luxurious spa treatments offered in private nests, and divers can enjoy one of PADI’s newest eco centers.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The expecting parents decided to find out their baby's gender while preparing the nursery.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
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In case you were majorly inspired by the nursery in Joseph Altuzarra’s Hamptons home, get the look with the designer dad’s West Elm collab.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Jackie is often seen doing yoga stretches, egg rolls and nest softening amid incubation periods, while Shadow can be seen bringing home fish and sticks.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The intrigue: TxDOT has set up a special camera view so people can follow the hawk and her nest, which appears to have one egg this year.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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More Deebo Samuel news: 49ers Send Star WR Deebo Samuel to Commanders in Blockbuster Trade Samuel will take his talents to the nation's capital and look to take the Commanders to the next level after an excellent year for the young Washington team.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Small-caps — which Fidelity defines as companies with market values between $300 million and $2 billion — typically have fewer financial resources, limited access to capital, and often rely heavily on debt.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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Those who love thrifting will also find the city a mecca for preloved vintage goods.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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The most urgent big-wave alert, a high surf warning, is in effect for parts of Hawaii, including surfing's mecca, the North Shore, where waves of 50 feet are possible Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Seminary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminary. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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